George Candyman Wrighten, a 67-year-old African American man, was shot and died on December 13, 2014, in Longview, Texas. Born January 21, 1947, Wrighten’s funeral was held December 20, 2014, at Faith Tabernacle Church in Kilgore with burial at Houston Cemetery in Gilmer.

The Longview Police Department has used social media to ask the public for help in homicide investigations; it is not confirmed that Wrighten’s case was part of that outreach.

Does anyone have information about George Wrighten’s death or remember hearing about this shooting in Longview in December 2014?