On a tragic Friday night in Little Rock, Arkansas, the life of 19-year-old Lewis Wallace was cut short by gunfire. It was March 24, 2017, at the Spring Valley Apartments located at 8701 Interstate 30, when the fatal shooting occurred. When police officers arrived at the scene, they found Wallace deceased. Another young man, 19-year-old Stevie Howard, was also discovered at the apartment complex with multiple gunshot wounds.
Howard was rushed to a local hospital but later succumbed to his injuries.
In the immediate aftermath of the double homicide, witnesses reported seeing two unidentified Black males, both dressed in black, fleeing the area. Despite these initial accounts, the investigation into the deaths of Wallace and Howard stretched on for years with no arrests made and no suspects publicly named. The case grew cold, leaving the families of the two teenagers without answers and a community searching for justice.
Nearly six years later, in a significant breakthrough, the Little Rock Police Department announced an arrest in connection with the long-unsolved murder of Lewis Wallace. In January 2023, a local man was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder. This pivotal development brought a renewed sense of hope that justice would finally be served for Wallace and Howard. The legal proceedings against the arrested suspect are ongoing as the community awaits the final chapter in this heartbreaking story.
