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James David Alan Echols

Death by Force
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On the evening of July 3, 2019, the life of 28-year-old James David Alan Echols was abruptly ended in a burst of violence outside his home on Cooper Street in Hot Springs, Arkansas. A salesman and a loving husband and father, Echols was in the presence of his wife and three children when he was fatally shot. In the immediate aftermath, one of his young daughters, in a heart-wrenching display of innocence, was reportedly heard wanting to get 'band-aids for daddy.' The tragic event sent ripples of ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    James David Alan Echols

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Hot Springs National Park

    AR

    2019-07-03

    28

    James

    David Alan Echols

    11/13/2025

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