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Nolan Wells autopsy: Cause of death ‘undetermined,’ family attorney says
Nolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old, was found dead in Mississippi waters on July 6, with an independent autopsy revealing the cause of death as 'undetermined' pending further investigation. The family's attorney, Ben Crump, announced the findings during the NAACP National Convention, noting the autopsy was inconclusive due to retained organs by the state medical examiner.
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Nolan Xavier WellspersonBen CrumppersonRoger A. MitchellpersonJackson County Sheriff John LedbetterpersonColin KaepernickpersonMississippi Medical Examiner’s OfficeorganizationNational Medical AssociationorganizationNAACP National ConventionorganizationMississippi coastplaceHorn IslandplaceOcean Springs High SchoolorganizationSouthwest Mississippi Community Collegeorganization
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