Ahmad R. Kidd, a 46-year-old man from Little Rock, Arkansas, was a husband, father, son, and brother whose life was tightly bound to a large, loving family. On November 2, 2025, that web of connection was abruptly torn when he was killed by gunfire in his own city, leaving relatives and friends to describe him as an amazing man with an infectious spirit who left an impact on every life he crossed.
His obituary and memorials list a long line of people who cherished him: his wife, Haley, his children, his parents Sheila Anderson and Ronald Kidd Sr., and many siblings and extended relatives who now carry the weight of his absence.
In the early hours of that Sunday, Little Rock was still mostly quiet when police received a ShotSpotter alert just after 3:20 a.m. in the 2300 block of South Martin Street. Officers who rushed to the scene found Ahmad suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Despite the swift response, he died from his injuries there on the street, his life ending before he could be taken to a hospital. Another person wounded in the same burst of gunfire was transported to a local hospital for treatment, underscoring how sudden and chaotic the violence had been. The block on South Martin, which only moments before had been another dark, quiet stretch of road, turned into a taped-off crime scene illuminated by blue lights and camera flashes as detectives began piecing together what had happened.
The Little Rock Police Department quickly opened a homicide investigation, and within hours the case moved from a nameless overnight shooting to a very personal loss once authorities publicly identified the man who had died as Ahmad Kidd. As detectives worked the scene and interviewed witnesses, the department released an update: they were searching for three suspects believed to be involved in the shooting that took Ahmad’s life and wounded the second victim. Investigators named 24-year-old Darious Alford, 19-year-old Tywaun Tuggle, and 20-year-old Thaddeus Higgins III as suspects in the homicide, asking the public for help in locating them and urging anyone with information to call Little Rock homicide detectives. Local Spanish-language coverage repeated the plea, emphasizing that the three men were being sought in connection with the deadly shooting on South Martin Street and that Ahmad had died at the scene from his wounds. As of the most recent public reports in mid-November 2025, police had not announced any arrests in his killing, and the three named men were still described as wanted suspects rather than confirmed arrestees, leaving the investigation officially open and unresolved.
While detectives tried to follow leads, Ahmad’s family faced the immediate reality of planning a funeral they never imagined needing so soon. In an online fundraiser organized just days after his death, his wife Haley wrote that it broke her heart to ask for help burying “her baby,” explaining that he had only recently taken out a life-insurance policy that would not yet cover the costs. She described him as an amazing man, husband, father, son, brother, nephew, and cousin whose spirit was so infectious and who was loved by so many, words that turned a brief crime report into a portrait of a vibrant person stolen from his family. Dozens of donations and messages flowed in, small proof that the circle of people touched by his kindness and presence stretched well beyond the immediate household listed in the obituary.
In mid-November, family and friends gathered at Robinson Mortuary on Doctor M.L.K. Jr Drive in Little Rock for visitation, another step in saying goodbye to a man who, only weeks earlier, had been part of their everyday routines. His memorial notices speak less about the violence that ended his life and more about the love that defined it: the children who still need him, the siblings who grew up by his side, the parents and grandparents who never expected to outlive him. Yet the manner of his death continues to cast a long shadow, because the answers his family most wants—who pulled the trigger, why this happened, and when those responsible will be brought to justice—remain tied up in an investigation that is still ongoing. As Little Rock moves through another year marked by the toll of gun violence, Ahmad Kidd’s story stands as both a deeply personal tragedy for those who loved him and a reminder that, behind every police briefing and suspect bulletin, there is a life whose absence can never truly be measured.
