On the cold morning of January 19, 2018, the life of 30-year-old April N. Harris, a devoted mother of four, was tragically cut short in a brazen act of violence outside her North Little Rock, Arkansas, apartment. As she was beginning her day, preparing to take her children to school, a horrifying scene unfolded at the Fairfax Crossing Apartments. While carrying her 5-year-old child, an assailant, concealed by a ski mask, emerged from the bushes and opened fire, striking both April and her
child.
The sudden and brutal attack left April fatally wounded, her life stolen in the very presence of her children, who bore witness to the traumatic event. Her young child, who was in her arms, was also injured in the shooting but thankfully survived. The other three children, watching from the car, were unharmed physically but were left with the indelible scars of witnessing their mother's murder. The gunman fled the scene immediately after the shooting, disappearing and leaving a family shattered and a community in shock.
In the years that have followed, the quest for justice for April Harris has been a long and arduous one for her family and law enforcement. The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office has continued to investigate the homicide, exploring various leads and identifying several individuals as persons of interest over time. However, a lack of sufficient evidence has prevented any arrests from being made in the case. The identity of the masked shooter and the motive behind this senseless act of violence remain unknown.
April's family, including her mother and sister, have remained steadfast in their public pleas for information, keeping her memory alive and continuing to seek answers and closure. They remember her as a loving mother whose life revolved around her children. Despite the passage of time and the pain of their unresolved loss, they hold onto hope that someone will come forward with the crucial information that will finally lead to an arrest and bring the person responsible for April's death to justice. The case remains an open and active investigation, a painful and unsolved chapter for a family and community still grappling with the tragic loss of a young mother.
