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Nineteen-year-old Raymond Howze III was shot multiple times in a Gulfport convenience‑store parking lot on January 10, 2015, after leaving the store. He was taken to a hospital and died the next day, January 11, 2015. Surveillance footage captured the attack and the theft of his vehicle during the incident.

Investigators identified D'Juan Holloway as the person who approached Howze, opened fire, and drove off in the stolen car. Holloway was later found in New Mexico after a vehicle pursuit and an officer‑involved shooting, then returned to Mississippi to face charges. He was charged with capital murder, pleaded guilty to avoid the death penalty, and received life in prison without parole.

Howze was a recent Long Beach High School graduate and was active in St. John Catholic Church; his death left family and community members grieving. Does anyone have memories of Raymond or saw something that could still help explain what happened that night?