Leviathan Oneal Troope, 29, was killed in Aberdeen, Mississippi, on the evening of December 5, 2023. Known as Kang to friends and family, Troope was helping a friend tint a car’s windows at the corner of Drake and Wasson Street when a masked man approached and asked for a ride. After the request was refused the person produced a firearm and fired one shot, striking Troope in the head. Aberdeen Police found him deceased in the street behind a vehicle around 10 p.m. that night.

Police described the attack as not random and said the suspect likely knew the victim. The investigation led to three arrests: 18-year-old Theodis Reese was charged with accessory to murder in late December after an ankle monitor reportedly placed him at the scene; on January 23, 2024, 29-year-old Antonio Sacus and 16-year-old Myles Ewing were arrested and charged with murder. Troope, born October 24, 1994, in Amory, Mississippi, was a father; his funeral was held December 17, 2023, at New Hebron Missionary Baptist Church in Aberdeen.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Aberdeen Police Department.