A dispute over a gun in a Fayetteville apartment complex parking lot turned fatal for 22-year-old Aveyun Smith on the night of August 15, 2023. Smith, a Black/African American man from Stuttgart, Arkansas who went by AV, was shot during an argument at 920 N. Leverett Ave. and was pronounced dead shortly afterward.

Remembered by family as mannerable with a big smile, Smith enjoyed sports as a child — basketball and football — and liked fishing. He is survived by a son and a daughter. The Fayetteville Police Department investigated the case; a 20-year-old named Dominic Heal was arrested in October 2023 and later charged with Smith’s murder. The case has moved into the court system, with further proceedings scheduled.

If anyone knew Aveyun, his routines, or saw anything that night, please share information that could help.