Keon Rashod Bryant was 19 when he was fatally shot in Gulfport, Mississippi, on March 24, 2015. Authorities say the shooting was connected to a drug deal; Bryant sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the chest and his body was later found in a ditch on George Street.

Investigators reported a complex scene involving two other people: a teenager who was not charged, and 26-year-old Adam Antonio Fairley. Bryant and Fairley had arranged to meet the teenager, and the meeting turned violent with a physical struggle and an exchange of gunfire. Fairley was injured and taken to a hospital before law enforcement arrived. After his release he was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and possession with intent to distribute marijuana after 52 grams packaged for sale were found in the vehicle they had been using.

At a preliminary hearing Fairley’s attorney claimed he acted in self-defense, saying Fairley was shot by the teenager first and returned fire. The court found enough evidence to send the case to a Harrison County grand jury; bond was originally set at $1 million and later reduced to $350,000. If anyone knew Keon, the circumstances of the meeting on George Street, or saw activity in that area on March 24, 2015, please share information.