Bernard McCarthur Jr., 24, was shot and killed in the early morning of April 10, 2022, at Northside Park in Hope, Arkansas. Officers found him in the park parking lot near the entrance with an apparent gunshot wound; he was taken to Wadley Regional Medical Hospital and died of his injuries. A second shooting victim, 26-year-old Stevaughn Johnson of Hope, was driven to Wadley Hospital in a private vehicle and later transferred to Wadley Regional Medical Center in Texarkana, Texas.

On May 5, 2022, the Hope Police Department arrested a 16-year-old male juvenile on a warrant charging Murder in the 1st Degree and Engaging in Violent Criminal Group Activity; the juvenile was held in a juvenile detention facility while the investigation continued. Anyone who was at or near Northside Park around 4 a.m. on April 10, 2022, or who has information about the shooting is asked to come forward.