Nolan Wells remembered at memorial as community demands truth about his death

Family, friends and supporters gathered at a Mississippi church on Monday to mourn Nolan Xavier Wells, an eighteen-year-old whose death has drawn national attention. The Guardian reports that Wells was found dead after a Fourth of July boat trip with friends to an island off the Gulf coast, and that the case has prompted calls for an independent investigation. The service opened with tearful remarks from his parents, who described their son as a warm and gentle presence, a gifted athlete and a role model to his younger siblings.

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