Michael David Porter, 44, of Hattiesburg, was fatally shot on the evening of October 23, 2008, in Moss Point, Mississippi. He and his wife Linda had become lost while trying to find their grandson’s football game and stopped at a gas station to ask for directions, where they were confronted by a group of teenagers who intended to rob them for money to attend the Jackson County fair. As Michael exited the vehicle he was approached by three young men; one, with a white towel over his head, fired a single shot that shattered the car glass. Michael told his wife he had been shot and then collapsed.

The investigation led to the arrest of four local teenagers: 16-year-old Darwin M. Wells, 15-year-old Terry Hye Jr., 14-year-old Tevin James Benjamin, and 17-year-old Alonzo Kelly. Wells was identified as the shooter; police recovered a .38-caliber revolver from his grandmother’s home. Wells later gave a videotaped statement saying he intended only to ask Porter for a dollar and that the gun, which he believed to be jammed, went off accidentally.

Legal proceedings stretched over years. Darwin M. Wells was convicted of capital murder.

Did anyone who knew Michael Porter or witnessed events at that gas station come forward with additional details?