On the evening of April 1, 2019, Chavez Aldridge, 17, was shot dead in Olive Branch, Mississippi. The shooting occurred near Tacoma Place and Lafayette Drive in the Chateau Ridge subdivision; police found Aldridge and 20-year-old Rodney Clark lying in separate house lots. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy later confirmed Aldridge died from multiple gunshot wounds.

He was a student at Olive Branch High School.A police investigation rapidly identified three suspects: Darius Wayne, Kalani Tiapula, and Az-Hakim Oliver. Investigators say the trio fled in a white car with New York plates and were later located at the Winchester Apartments in Memphis, Tennessee, where they were taken into custody and charged with two counts of murder. Reports state the fight began as a dispute in the street that escalated into gunfire and that the altercation was tied to a prior gun trade.The community and Aldridge’s school were deeply affected by his death.

If anyone knew Chavez, Rodney, or saw activity near Tacoma Place and Lafayette Drive on April 1, 2019, please come forward with information.