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Nolan Wells remembered for his gentle spirit as community demands truth about his death
Nolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old Black teen, died after a July 4 boat trip with white friends in Mississippi, prompting calls for an independent investigation and community demands for truth. His family and supporters, including attorney Ben Crump, are seeking justice amid conflicting accounts of his final hours and concerns about racial tensions and law enforcement transparency.
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Nolan Xavier WellspersonChristine WonsleypersonElmore WonsleypersonBen CrumppersonRev. Al SharptonpersonSpike LeepersonTerrell OwenspersonTyler PerrypersonJohn LedbetterpersonMississippiplaceHorn IslandplaceJackson County Sheriff's OfficeorganizationSouthwest Mississippi Community Collegeorganizationracial tensiontopiclaw enforcementtopicindependent investigationtopic
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