Derrick Christopher Wilkins, a 41-year-old Black man, was shot and killed in Laurel, Mississippi on August 7, 2021. His death was investigated as a homicide.

Authorities identified and arrested Trayron Morgan in connection with Wilkins’s death. Morgan was charged with murder and appeared in Laurel Municipal Court, where bond was set at $750,000.

Wilkins’s family and friends were left grieving after the shooting. If anyone witnessed the events of August 7, 2021 or has information that could help the ongoing case, please come forward to investigators.