Dereyaki Moore, a 28-year-old Black man from Indianola, Mississippi, was shot and killed on September 1, 2021. Notices and online memorials remember him by nicknames such as Yaki, describe him as fun, caring and loving, and note he worked as a cook at a local McDonald’s and was the father of one child.

Obituary notices show graveside services were held Saturday, October 2, 2021, at Riverside Memorial Gardens with a hometown funeral home and a local pastor officiating. Friends and neighbors organized public tributes including a balloon release captured in an online video.

If anyone knew Dereyaki or has information about what happened that day, please share what can help clarify the events surrounding his death.