A 17-year-old from the Tupelo area, Lorenzo Wright Jr., was shot once in the abdomen during an altercation in Verona on the evening of October 26, 2017. Witnesses reported hearing an argument between two men and a single gunshot. Lorenzo was taken to North Mississippi Medical Center but died of his injuries.

Investigators identified a suspect who had been seen with Lorenzo earlier that day. Authorities arrested 26-year-old Brandon Rucker of Okolona and initially charged him with first-degree murder. In February 2019 Rucker pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to 12 years in prison, followed by five years of probation.

Does anyone in the Verona or Tupelo area remember seeing Lorenzo or events that night on October 26, 2017?