Overview

• The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is treating the Cordova incident that killed 18-year-old defensive lineman Corey Adams as an active homicide investigation with no suspects in custody.
• Investigators have recovered multiple shell casings at the scene and are urging residents to submit surveillance footage and eyewitness tips to Crimestoppers.
• Four other men who were shot outside a Fern Glade Cove residence on July 19 remain hospitalized in non-critical condition.
• Adams was a three-star defensive lineman from New Orleans who enrolled early at Ole Miss after earning two first-team all-state honors at Edna Karr High School.
• The University of Mississippi football program and Adams’ former high school community have issued statements of grief and requested privacy for his family.