Deion Crudup was 18 when he was shot in Horn Lake, Mississippi, on the evening of April 27, 2020. Officers responding to a call in the 2800 block of Devon Circle found him with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to Regional One Hospital and died of his injuries.

Investigators quickly developed a person of interest after officers in the area encountered Damien Deangelo Love walking nearby and armed. During questioning, Love admitted to shooting Crudup and was taken into custody. He was charged with murder and booked into the DeSoto County Jail to await bond.

The community mourned Crudup’s death as the legal process began. If anyone has information about Deion Crudup, the events on April 27, 2020, or his movements that evening, please share what is known.