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Arkansas Mother and Two 6-Year-Olds Found Shot Dead a Day After Divorce Hearing

Authorities describe an active investigation with warrants executed and interviews underway.

Overview

  • Deputies conducting a Dec. 3 welfare check found Charity Beallis, 40, and her two children fatally shot inside their home in Bonanza, Arkansas.
  • The killings occurred one day after a final divorce hearing at the Sebastian County Courthouse, according to local reports and court records.
  • The sheriff’s office says search warrants have been executed and interviews are ongoing; autopsy results are pending and no arrests have been announced.
  • Beallis filed for divorce in March seeking full custody and a protective order after her husband, Dr. Randall Beallis, was arrested on domestic violence charges.
  • Court records show he pleaded guilty in October to third-degree battery from a February incident and received a suspended sentence and a no-contact order, while his attorney says the court had just awarded joint custody and has moved to dismiss the divorce case after her death.