CommunityMonday, November 2
Hundreds march from Biloxi to Ocean Springs, calling for justice for Nolan Wells
The Daily Biloxi team
Five hundred or more people gathered on Biloxi's southeastern waterfront Sunday morning, then marched to Ocean Springs, demanding justice for Nolan Wells. They came from the Mississippi Coast and beyond, including New Orleans, Atlanta and Chicago, and the event was billed as part of a 50-state march.
WLOX reports marchers crossed the Biloxi-Ocean Springs Bridge and called on the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI to conduct a thorough and impartial review of Wells' death.
Wells' death on Horn Island came months before Sunday's march
- July 4Wells goes missing on a trip to Horn Island with friends.
- July 6Authorities find Wells' body in the water off Horn Island.
- Nov. 1Hundreds march from Biloxi to Ocean Springs for justice for Wells.
Source: Sun Herald
- Cause of death: officially undetermined
- Grand jury: no evidence of criminal wrongdoing by his friends
- Family: hired attorney Ben Crump for an independent investigation
- Walk: nearly four miles to Ocean Springs and back
“All across America, people are aware of this and they're not going to let it die.”
The march and the trip behind it, by the numbers
- 500+
- people gathered on Biloxi's waterfront Sunday
- 3
- boats took the group to Horn Island
- 10 miles
- from the mainland to Horn Island
Source: Sun Herald
Sources: Sun Herald, WLOX