On the evening of April 29, 2013, 15-year-old Nedrick Stewart Jr., a student at Leland High School, was found dead near the North Leland Estates apartment complex at 1017 N. Main St. in Leland, Mississippi. The Washington County Coroner’s examination determined he had been struck by three bullets.

Authorities identified 19-year-old Malik Wilson of Leland as a suspect and located him in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was taken into custody on a Saturday. After his arrest Wilson was being held without bond pending his initial court appearance in the fatal shooting.

The community lost a young life in circumstances that remain deeply troubling. If anyone knew Nedrick, saw him that evening, or has information about what happened near North Leland Estates on April 29, 2013, please come forward.