Renaldo Reneé DeLavallade, 50 and known to family as Buggie, was found inside a vehicle in Gulfport, Mississippi, in the late morning of June 29, 2023, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police detained a person who was present and reportedly cooperative with detectives. That individual was identified in reports as Royce Cornell Davison-Rodriguez, a rapper known professionally as Ugly God. DeLavallade’s family alleged a fraught personal history between the two men, saying DeLavallade was the father of the rapper’s best friend and publicly accusing Davison-Rodriguez of the shooting. Family members also raised concerns about possible influence on the case because of an alleged familial connection between Davison-Rodriguez and a local judge, and reports indicated Davison-Rodriguez might claim self-defense. Davison-Rodriguez posted a cryptic message on social media during the weeks after the killing.

Authorities continued investigating the death, and Davison-Rodriguez was released from custody in January 2024; the terms and details of that release were not widely reported. Are there witnesses or local residents who can shed light on what happened that morning or the relationship between DeLavallade and Davison-Rodriguez?