On the morning of November 24, 2019, two 20-year-old men were found dead in the middle of a rural road in Senatobia, Mississippi. Steven Alex Smith and his friend Manuel Olives had both suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Neighbors reported hearing nothing unusual that night, and investigators were unsure whether the men were killed at that location or were moved there afterward.

A 19-year-old from nearby Coldwater, Gerdarius Newson, was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder. No motive was released at the time of the arrest. Steven, known to some as 4 Smitty, was remembered as happy, caring and outgoing and was a graduate of Independence High School.

The charges and conviction brought legal closure, but the reason these two young men were killed has not been publicly disclosed. If anyone knew Steven or Manuel, or has information about what happened that night, please come forward.