Reco Eason, 39, male, Black/African American, was shot on the night of September 30, 2019, in West Memphis, Arkansas. Around 11 p.m., police were dispatched to South 20th Street, where they found him suffering from a gunshot wound; he was rushed to a hospital and later died. Early accounts emphasized the suddenness of the attack and the urgency of the response, with investigators treating the block as a late-night homicide scene.
Family members told local media that Eason had been walking home from a nearby store with his girlfriend and a friend when a vehicle pulled up, someone called his name, and gunfire erupted. The account paints a picture of a targeted ambush on a residential street rather than a random encounter, and it became the most widely repeated detail about the moments before the shooting.
Police confirmed the fatal shooting and opened an investigation but initially released few specifics. In the immediate aftermath there was no publicly announced suspect information, and local coverage noted that authorities had not identified an assailant or motive. Memorial listings preserved the basic facts of the case—the date, location, and circumstances—while reflecting the absence of publicly confirmed arrests tied to the killing.
