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Tarkio Willingham

Case from El Dorado, AR dated Mar 03, 2022

Victim Details

Tarkio Willingham

Male

Black / African American

El Dorado

AR

2022-03-03

51

Tarkio

Willingham

07/21/2026

Case Description

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Tarkio Willingham, 51, a Black male from El Dorado, Arkansas, died on March 3, 2022 after being shot the night before inside the Rainbow Food Mart at 2110 Junction City Road. Police were dispatched around 8:38 p.m. on March 2 for reports of gunfire and found Willingham near the store’s restroom with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to the Medical Center of South Arkansas, where he succumbed to his injuries hours later.

Detectives quickly focused the investigation on two suspects. ...
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  • KTVE - myarklamiss.com: El Dorado woman, teen both arrested on first-degree murder charges
  • Teen murder suspect given $1 million bond - El Dorado News-Times
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