Marcus Jackson, 29, left his Pine Bluff, Arkansas, home on a Tuesday night to buy snacks for his four children. Around 11:00 p.m. at the Food Mart on Old Warren Road he encountered a man with an AK-47-style rifle; a confrontation followed and Jackson was shot six times. Security cameras at the store reportedly recorded the incident. He was taken to a Pulaski County hospital and died on the evening of Wednesday, December 31, 2025.

Jackson’s family described him as a giving, caring man who helped the community through annual back-to-school drives and said they did not believe he knew the shooter. The Pine Bluff Police Department has identified 20-year-old Akyell Malik Madison as a suspect and obtained a warrant for capital murder. Madison is described as a Black male, 6 feet 2 inches tall and about 180 pounds, and is considered armed and dangerous; he remained at large.

Does anyone who was at the Food Mart that night or who knows Madison have information that could help investigators?