Thomas Tommy Browning, 50, of El Dorado, Arkansas, died on February 25, 2018, during a hog-hunting outing in a wooded area near Forest Lane and Mount Holly Road. Responding officers were led down a trail where they found Browning on the ground; emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. Public memorial notices list his birthdate as November 19, 1967.

Reports at the time described the shooting as accidental and said he had been hunting with two others, including his son. Authorities publicly indicated evidence pointed to an accident, no suspects were named in contemporaneous coverage, and no arrests were announced. Browning had roots in Benton and had lived in El Dorado for roughly two years after many years in Hamburg.

If anyone was in the area that day or has information about the outing near Forest Lane and Mount Holly Road, please share what is known.