Key facts
- President Donald Trump is considering asking the FBI to investigate the death of Nolan Wells.
- Nolan Wells was an 18-year-old Black man whose body was found on July 6.
- Wells went missing during a Fourth of July weekend trip with friends.
- A grand jury declined to indict anyone in his death.
- Jackson County District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath stated there was no evidence of racial motivation.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is considering asking the FBI to investigate the death of Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old Black man whose body was found on a Mississippi barrier island following a Fourth of July trip with friends.
Trump told reporters at the White House that he was "looking at that. Yes, we are." The family of Nolan Wells had previously called for a federal investigation into his death after a grand jury declined to indict anyone.
Wells' body was discovered on July 6 on Horn Island, a barrier island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast. He had gone missing during a Fourth of July weekend trip with friends from Ocean Springs. The case had drawn national attention, with questions raised by family members and civil rights leaders regarding transparency and attention to cases involving Black victims, although authorities had not alleged foul play.