On the afternoon of December 4, 2022, gunfire was reported on the 2000 block of East 24th Street in Texarkana, Arkansas. Officers arriving at about 3:28 p.m. found 19-year-old Keeunta Tyshun Gilliam suffering from a critical gunshot wound. He was transported to Wadley Hospital but later died of his injuries.

Detectives from the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division developed a primary suspect, 18-year-old Jamauri Montavious Davis of Texarkana. Investigators obtained a warrant charging Davis with first-degree murder and warned the public that he should be considered armed and dangerous. Davis surrendered to authorities on December 13 and made his first court appearance on December 16, when bond was set at $500,000; a later request to reduce bond was denied and he remained in the Miller County jail. A competency evaluation was later ordered, and Gilliam was buried on December 17, 2022.

If anyone on East 24th Street that afternoon or anyone with information about the shooting can help, please come forward.