A friend of Sherman found Sherman’s body in his Kimball Street home in October 2019 when he became concerned that he hadn’t heard from him in more than a week.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/12/28/augusta-man-cleared-of-murder-charges-sentenced-for-witness-tampering/

But Sherman’s decision to avoid the traumatizing images herself was endorsed on social media, which was filled with commentary about the need for collective healing and the right of Black people to grieve privately when tragedy strikes.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-01-29/in-the-city-where-tyre-nichols-was-killed-some-are-refusing-to-watch-beating-video-that-exploits-black-grief