Kenyatae Tae Chism, 36, was found with a gunshot wound to the chest at his family’s residence in a Forrest City subdivision on December 25, 2021. He was taken to Forrest City Medical Center but died of his injuries that day. Kenyatae, born June 1, 1985, was a 2004 graduate of Forrest City High School, remembered for his laugh, his smile, and as a father to two sons and three daughters.

Investigators worked the case for about two months before identifying a suspect, Voltaurus Parchman Jr. Officers located and arrested Parchman at a Golden Corral restaurant in Jonesboro, Arkansas; he was charged with first-degree murder. Authorities did not immediately release a motive for the shooting.

Did anyone in Forrest City know Kenyatae or have information about what led to this deadly encounter?