Kenneth Dean, 35, was shot and killed on June 15, 2025, on Johnson Circle in Laurel, Mississippi. Known to family and friends as Kent Kent, he was remembered in funeral notices and memorials as a protector with a warm, vibrant presence who spent his life in the city and left an indelible mark on those closest to him. His Celebration of Life was set for June 28, 2025, at Calvary Baptist Church with burial at Oak Hill #2.

Laurel police treated the killing as a homicide from the start. Within days investigators arrested 28-year-old Devonte Boyd and 27-year-old Tyrone Cook and charged both with murder in connection with Dean’s death; Boyd’s bond was reported as $500,000 and jail records show he was booked June 16, 2025, and listed as released from custody on September 8, 2025.

Who in Laurel knew Kenneth Dean and might have information about the night on Johnson Circle?