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Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public Help in Homicide Probe of Ole Miss Freshman Corey Adams

With no arrests in the case of Adams’s July 19 death, investigators are relying on neighbors’ video recordings to fuel their homicide inquiry.

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Overview

  • The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office continues to treat the Cordova shooting that killed Adams as a homicide with no arrests made to date.
  • Investigators recovered around 40 rifle and pistol casings at the scene and are asking the public to provide surveillance footage and eyewitness accounts.
  • Four other men suffered gunshot wounds in the same incident; all were treated at area hospitals and three have since been released.
  • The University of Mississippi football program has requested privacy for Adams’s family and suspended further comments as the investigation remains active.
  • Adams, an 18-year-old defensive lineman from New Orleans, enrolled early at Ole Miss after earning two-time all-state honors at Edna Karr High School.