A late-afternoon shooting on South Florida Street in Marianna left two men dead and a third wounded on February 11, 2023. Fifty-nine-year-old Arthur Hill of Forrest City was wounded in the incident, transported to Forrest City Medical Center, and pronounced dead at 3:30 p.m. Another victim, 32-year-old Albert Dillard of Forrest City, was found at the scene with multiple gunshot wounds and later pronounced dead by the Lee County Coroner. A third man, 32-year-old Davlon Taylor of Marianna, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to a Memphis hospital for treatment.

The Marianna Police Department and the Arkansas State Police investigated the shooting. On February 13, 2023, 27-year-old Tyler Williams of Forrest City was arrested and charged in connection with the incident, facing two counts of first-degree murder, one count of aggravated robbery, and one count of first-degree battery; the investigative file was turned over to the Lee County Prosecutor s Office as proceedings began.

If anyone has information about the shooting or knew any of the men involved, please share what you know.