Friend Reveals Nolan Wells Was Off-Camera in Viral Video, Not the Man in Frame

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A close friend, Tracestin Shepherd, says Wells wasn’t in the onshore frame of the viral Horn Island video and that Shepherd is the person yelling in it, as a July 4 dispute among a group escalates. Wells, an 18-year-old Mississippi football player, was found dead July 6 in the same area, and the case is under investigation with an independent autopsy sought by the family’s attorney, Ben Crump. The piece highlights conflicting accounts about who can be heard in the video and emphasizes the push for transparency amid online speculation and ongoing police investigation.
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- What we know about death of Nolan Wells, Black teen who went missing on Mississippi boat trip PBS
- A July 4 boat trip, an 18-year-old's death and a family's search for answers in the Deep South AP News
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