Donald Dupree Taylor was 35 when he was shot and killed on Saturday, August 5, 2017, at the intersection of Meigg and Penn Streets in Corinth, Mississippi. He was a husband and father, attended Corinth High School, and worked as a cutter at Corinthian Furniture. He was known to some by the nicknames DD or Wu-Tang.

Corinth Police Detectives Heather Russell and Dell Green investigated the killing. Dominick Lane Thompson was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. An Alcorn County jury found Thompson guilty on both charges in October 2020. Circuit Court Judge Kelly Mims sentenced Thompson to life in prison for the murder and a concurrent ten years for the firearm charge; as a habitual offender Thompson will not be eligible for release.

Family members addressed the court at sentencing: Pamela Taylor called her son’s killing a cowardly act, Ashley Taylor spoke of her grief that her children would never know their uncle, and Brenda Taylor, the widow, said she had forgiven Thompson despite her loss.

If anyone knew Donald Taylor or has information about the events that led to his death, please share what you know.