Independence Bryton Denell Young, known to family as Inde and Lil Chucky, was 21 when he was found dead in Wilmar, Arkansas, in the early hours of December 3, 2023. He was born July 4, 2002, grew up in the McGehee School District, and is remembered for a curious mind and a love of fishing, hunting and time with family and his dogs.

Drew County deputies responded to a 911 call around 2:30 a.m. and discovered Young deceased on the street near the old Wilmar School on North 5th Street. A second victim, 25-year-old Suquorey Pitts Jr. of Dumas, was also found fatally wounded in a vehicle parked in the school driveway. The Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division took over the investigation into the double homicide.

Very little has been released publicly about what happened that night or about a motive. If anyone in the Wilmar or McGehee communities has information about Independence Young, Suquorey Pitts Jr., or the events of December 3, 2023, please come forward.