Colby Allen Rice, 31, of El Dorado, Arkansas, was fatally shot on December 26, 2017, in Bradley County. He was remembered by family as energetic, outdoorsy, and devoted to racing and his loved ones, and is survived by two sons, Ryan Landen Rice, 13, and Brantlee Taylor Rice, 4, plus his parents Robert Allen Rice and Melissa. Funeral services were held December 31, 2017, at Landmark Baptist Church with burial at Gravelridge Cemetery.

Authorities arrested 36-year-old Laron Hayes Jr. at a residence on West Central Street in Warren and charged him with first-degree murder, first-degree terroristic threatening, and aggravated assault. Prosecutors say Hayes shot Rice and then pointed the gun at an eyewitness, prompting the additional charges; bond at Hayes’s first appearance was set at $1,000,000.

Does anyone have information about the shooting or knew Colby and his life in the El Dorado area?