美国密西西比州一名 18 岁的黑人青年诺兰·沙维尔·韦尔斯（Nolan Xavier Wells）在 7 月 4 日独立日期间乘坐船只外出时失踪 [1]。随后，他的遗体于周一在该州的霍恩岛被发现，警方初步将其死因定性为“意外溺水”[1]。
韦尔斯的家属对当地警方的调查结论表示怀疑，认为其中存在矛盾之处 [1]。其母亲克里斯汀·翁斯利（Christine Wonsley）在接受采访时表达了悲痛与困惑：“我们只想知道发生了什么，为什么我们的孩子没有回家”[1]。此外，死者被发现时未携带手机和车钥匙等物品 [1]。
针对这一事件，韦尔斯的父母已委托位于华盛顿的法医机构对其遗体进行独立尸检以寻求真相 [1]。其代理律师本·克朗普（Ben Crump）也介入此事，呼吁当地警方开展透明调查 [1]。
Nolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old Black man from Mississippi, went missing on Independence Day while taking a boat trip to celebrate the holiday [1]. His body was subsequently discovered dead at Horn Island off the coast of Mississippi [1]. Local police have concluded that his death appears to be accidental drowning [1], but this finding has been met with skepticism by Wells' parents and their attorney, Ben Crump [1]. The family questions the investigation's conclusions due to perceived contradictions in the evidence [1]. Notably, Wells was found without a cell phone or car keys at the scene [1]. In response to these concerns, his mother, Christine Wonsley, stated, "We just want to know what happened and why our child didn't come home" [1]. The family has commissioned an independent autopsy from a forensic pathologist in Washington for further examination of the case [1].