On the evening of Friday, May 2, 2025, 18-year-old Aquarion Conecin was shot in the chest in the parking lot of a Discount Depot convenience store in Carthage, Mississippi. First responders were dispatched at 5:39 p.m.; Conecin was transported to a nearby hospital and was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

The Carthage Police Department opened an investigation and asked the public for information. Within a day, 27-year-old Leonard Black of Carthage was arrested and charged with Conecin’s murder and booked into the Leake County Correctional Facility; bond had not yet been set in the initial reports as the inquiry continued.

What did anyone in Carthage see that evening or know about events at the Discount Depot parking lot around 5:30 p.m. on May 2?