In the quiet town of Elm Springs, Arkansas, a disagreement between friends culminated in a tragic end for By Phonasasivixay, a 42-year-old male. On the morning of Sunday, October 27, 2019, Phonasasivixay arrived at the home of his friend, Praphat Gingsumrong, on Oneol Avenue with plans to go fishing. The visit, which began around 3 a.m., was met with refusal from Gingsumrong, who was not interested in the early morning excursion and locked Phonasasivixay out of his house.
For several hours, Phonasasivixay remained outside the residence. The situation escalated dramatically around 8 a.m. when Gingsumrong allegedly emerged from his home and shot Phonasasivixay multiple times in the head. The violence of the act was left undiscovered for hours until the afternoon. Worried neighbors, who were expecting Gingsumrong for a regular poker game, went to his house to check on him.
Instead, they made the grim discovery of Phonasasivixay's body lying deceased in the front yard.
Law enforcement was called to the scene at approximately 2:25 p.m. Arriving officers found Phonasasivixay dead from the gunshot wounds. Inside the home, they detained two individuals, one of whom was Praphat Gingsumrong. Following an investigation by the Elm Springs Police, with assistance from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and the Tontitown Police, Gingsumrong was arrested and subsequently charged with capital murder. He was then held at the Washington County Detention Center.
