Another Talent Lost to GUN Violence

Another promising young athlete has been gunned down in America’s streets, this time an 18-year-old Ole Miss freshman whose dreams of college football glory were extinguished by the senseless violence that continues to plague our communities while our leaders focus on everything except protecting law-abiding citizens.

At a Glance

• Corey Adams, an 18-year-old Ole Miss freshman defensive lineman, was shot and killed outside a residence in Cordova, Tennessee.
• Four other men were wounded in the same shooting incident and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
• Adams was a two-time all-state player from New Orleans who had enrolled early at Ole Miss to participate in spring practice.
• The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the homicide, but no suspects have been named or arrested.
• The promising three-star recruit was ranked as the No. 27 overall prospect in Louisiana before his tragic death.

A Promising Career Cut Short by Senseless Violence

Corey Adams represented everything we want to see in young American men. The 18-year-old defensive lineman earned all-state honors twice at a top New Orleans high school before enrolling early at Ole Miss to get a head start on his college career. This kid was doing everything right. Yet on Saturday night, July 19, outside a residence in Cordova, Tennessee, Adams became another victim of the gun violence epidemic ravaging our communities. Law enforcement discovered Adams with a gunshot wound inside a vehicle; despite life-saving efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene. Four other men were also wounded in the attack, another night where bullets flew and dreams died.

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Where Are the Solutions to America’s Violence Problem?

Another talented young man who was making all the right choices still couldn’t escape the violence plaguing our streets. Adams was a **three-star recruit ranked 27th overall in Louisiana**, working toward a college education and a potential professional football career. Instead of focusing on the real problems affecting communities like Memphis and New Orleans, our politicians spend their time on virtue signaling and political theater while young Americans continue dying. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is investigating this as a homicide, but as of this writing, **no suspects have been named or arrested**. We see this pattern repeatedly: promising young people become statistics in cities struggling with crime, while those responsible remain free to strike again.

A Devastated Community Left to Mourn

The Ole Miss football program is now facing the heartbreaking task of supporting its players and Adams’s family. The university released a statement expressing its grief: **”While our program is trying to cope with this tragic loss, our thoughts are with his loved ones during this incredibly difficult time.”** This tragedy ripples far beyond the university, affecting his high school community and every young athlete who saw him as proof that hard work could create opportunities. The fact that a kid doing everything right could still fall victim to street violence speaks to the deeper problems plaguing too many American communities. We need leaders focused on actually solving these problems instead of grandstanding about issues that don’t save lives.