Darrius Wilson, 29, a Black/African American male from Blytheville, Arkansas, was shot on Friday, May 29, 2020. Police said they were alerted when he arrived at Great River Medical Center; he had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and died at the hospital. Detectives believed the shooting occurred near the 500 block of South Franklin Street and opened a homicide investigation that same day.
In the immediate aftermath, investigators appealed to the public for information that could identify who was responsible. Contemporary records that memorialize those killed by gun violence list Wilson’s death on that date in Blytheville, aligning with the police account of a fatal shooting.
Authorities did not announce an arrest or name a suspect in their initial statements, and publicly available summaries that revisit the case note the absence of any specific arrest information tied to Wilson’s killing. As a result, the case appears to have remained without a publicly identified suspect or suspects based on the reporting reviewed.
