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On the evening of September 19, 2019, 31-year-old Mario Terell Applewhite was shot multiple times in the back at the intersection of Bates Avenue and Walker Street in Indianola, Mississippi. He was driving north on Bates when the shooting occurred; his vehicle rolled forward about 150 feet and struck a light pole after he was shot. First responders found him unresponsive and he later died of his injuries.

Investigators recovered two sets of shell casings at the scene, and nearby surveillance footage captured the attack. The video shows Applewhite driving as two men, identified in reports as Gereal Galloway and Lexus James, walked toward his car and began firing. The footage also shows Applewhite trying to flee his vehicle before collapsing and the shooters fleeing on foot.

Gereal Scott Galloway was arrested the day after the shooting and his clothing in the video tested positive for gunshot residue. Lexus James was arrested a month later; a firearm recovered when he was arrested on an unrelated charge was later matched to the casings from the scene. James was convicted of First Degree Murder. Galloway has been indicted and was held on a $1 million bond; he is currently at-large and law enforcement is seeking information on his whereabouts so the case can proceed to trial.

Did anyone in Indianola see or record anything that night that could help locate Gereal Galloway?