Shawn David Zorio was 40 years old when he was last known to have contact with others in Meridian, Mississippi, on July 7, 2023. Public case records identify him as a white male with brown hair and brown eyes, and list his missing-person case under NamUs MP112948. The Mississippi Repository for Missing and Unidentified Persons records his date of birth as March 1, 1983, and describes him as an adult male last seen in Lauderdale County, Mississippi. His case is connected to the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department, with Major Toby Pinson listed as an agency contact in public repository records.
The publicly reported circumstances are brief but troubling. Shawn reportedly got into an argument with his girlfriend and then left on foot. He was last seen in the downtown Meridian area and around Bonita Lakes, a well-known area in Meridian, and after that point he had no known contact with loved ones. MissingSippi, which also lists the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department as the investigating agency, notes that few details have been publicly released about what happened after he walked away. That lack of information is part of what makes Shawn’s disappearance so painful: the known timeline appears to narrow to a single day, a walk away from conflict, and then silence.
Descriptions released in public databases emphasize the details that could help someone recognize Shawn. NamUs lists him as approximately 6 feet 3 inches tall and about 210 pounds, while the Mississippi Repository lists him at 6 feet tall and about 200 pounds; both sources identify brown hair and brown eyes. His tattoos are especially distinctive. Public records describe tattoos reading “BE EZ” with flowers on the left side of his neck, “HRZ” on the right side of his neck, a Roman numeral “IV” on his right wrist, and tattoos connected to a Cuban flag and Ricky Ricardo on his left arm. These identifying marks matter because, in a missing-person case with limited publicly known movement after the last sighting, even a small recognition by someone who crossed paths with him could become important.
The official reporting trail shows that Shawn’s case became part of public missing-person systems months after he was last seen. The Mississippi Repository lists the agency case number as 20230001691 and identifies the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department as the investigating agency. The available public summaries place the focus on Meridian, especially downtown Meridian and the Bonita Lakes area, and do not provide a confirmed destination, confirmed transportation, or a publicly released account of where Shawn went after leaving on foot. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System describes NamUs as a national repository used for missing, unidentified, and unclaimed persons cases, giving Shawn’s case a public-facing record intended to help law enforcement, families, and the public share and compare information.
At its heart, Shawn Zorio’s case is the story of a man who was last seen in Meridian after an argument, left walking, and was then reported missing with too few public answers about what followed. He was 40 years old, known by the nickname “Z,” and had physical characteristics and tattoos that made him identifiable to people who may have seen him around downtown Meridian, Bonita Lakes, or elsewhere in Lauderdale County. The available public record does not describe a confirmed resolution, and the case remains defined by the unanswered span after July 7, 2023: where Shawn went, who may have seen him, and what happened after he walked away. In overview, this is a Lauderdale County missing-person case centered on Shawn David Zorio’s last known movements in Meridian, the limited but important details released through NamUs and Mississippi missing-person databases, and the continuing need for information from anyone who may know something about his disappearance.
Last Seen: Jul 07, 2023
