On a cold winter morning in Little Rock, Arkansas, a devastating discovery was made in the parking lot of the Eagle Point Apartments. On December 27, 2018, the bodies of 23-year-old Jameika Lewis and her 2-year-old son, Ja'Shun Watson, were found, both having succumbed to apparent gunshot wounds. The grim scene was further marked by the presence of a female infant, who was found alive in a nearby vehicle and taken to a local hospital for a welfare check.
Jameika Lewis was a Black female.
The community was left in shock by the brutal double homicide of a young mother and her child. Family and friends gathered for a candlelight vigil, pleading for answers and for the perpetrator to come forward. Jameika's mother, Pamela Lewis, remembered her daughter as her best friend and spoke of the immense pain of losing both her child and grandchild. The Little Rock Police Department launched an intensive investigation into the killings, and a substantial reward was offered for information that could lead to an arrest and conviction.
For over a year, the case remained a painful open wound for the family and the community. Then, on April 14, 2020, a significant breakthrough was announced. The U.S. Marshals Service arrested Jalisa Jenkins in connection with the murders. Jenkins was served with warrants for capital murder and first-degree murder, bringing a long-awaited sense of potential justice for Jameika and Ja'Shun. The arrest marked a pivotal moment in a case that had left a family heartbroken and a city searching for answers.
