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What Really Happened in the Last Known Video of Nolan Wells
Rolling Stone • • general
Key Points:
- A video showing a heated altercation involving Tracestin Shepherd, a close friend of 18-year-old Mississippi football player Nolan Wells, has been widely misinterpreted as depicting Wells shortly before his disappearance and death.
- Shepherd clarifies that he was the person yelling in the video, not Wells, who was not visible in the footage but was nearby in the water; Shepherd and others involved have provided statements to law enforcement.
- The altercation began as a disagreement between Shepherd and his girlfriend, escalated when a passerby intervened, and was eventually broken up by older adults on the island.
- The video went viral after Wells’ disappearance, prompting speculation and online threats against Shepherd and his friends, who are now speaking out to correct misinformation and seek truth.
- Authorities continue to investigate Wells’ death, with an independent autopsy underway, while friends and family remember Wells as a kind and supportive individual.
