Shonta Renard Green Jr. was 22 when he died on February 4, 2019, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Born April 6, 1996, in Sikeston, Missouri, he grew up there before his family moved to Blytheville, Arkansas, in 2007. He graduated from Blytheville High School with the class of 2014 and later worked as an Operator 1 for Kinder Morgan, Inc.

Those who knew him remembered a generous, outgoing young man who loved cutting hair, music, dancing and spending time with family and friends. Services were held at Green Memorial Church of God in Christ in Sikeston, Missouri, with family and clergy officiating.

Did anyone who knew Shonta have information about his life in Blytheville or Cape Girardeau that could add context to what happened?