Richard Brian ’Ricky’ Talley, 52, was shot and killed at his home in Sardis, Mississippi, on the night of May 26, 2019. A carpenter and member of Union Baptist Church, Talley was reported to have been shot while sleeping. He was remembered as quiet and kind and was a graduate of North Panola High School.

At the time of his death he was survived by his father and a sister. The Panola County Sheriff’s Office treated the death as a homicide and opened an investigation. No arrests or persons of interest have been publicly disclosed in connection with the killing.

Does anyone in the Sardis area have information that could help explain what happened that night?