Ronnie Lee Brock was 39 when he was found dead at his home in Ripley, Mississippi, on the evening of Wednesday, January 18, 2017. Obituaries and later memorial listings describe his death as violent and place it among incidents of gun violence in Ripley that night, indicating a firearm was involved.

Brock was a lifelong Tippah County resident, born October 5, 1977, son of James Lee and Dolly Davis Brock. He attended Pine Grove High School, belonged to Mt. Olive Baptist Church, and worked as a trucker for logging companies, a brick mason and for a time at ThyssenKrupp Elevator Company. He is survived by children Randa, Reagan and Readus and a nephew, Trenton. Funeral services were held January 23, 2017, with burial at Mt. Olive Cemetery.

Available memorial and obituary notices do not name a suspect or provide investigative details about what happened inside the home. Does anyone have additional information about the incident or knew Ronnie?