Jaqusica Wilson was 27 when she was found shot to death at her home on Swan Drive in Charlotte, North Carolina, on the morning of February 13, 2022. Known to friends as Oui, she worked at The Cheesecake Factory in Charlotte and was a mother to three children: Marlaya, Alaska, and Isaiah Wilson.

Authorities responding to welfare concerns discovered Jaqusica around 7 a.m.; medical personnel pronounced her dead at the scene. Reports describe the killing as execution-style. Investigators allege Jaqusica was strangled and then shot, and that the suspect, identified as 29-year-old Corey Patterson, the father of her three-year-old daughter Marlaya Patterson, abducted the child after the homicide. An Amber Alert was issued and officers located Corey and Marlaya later that day; Marlaya was returned to family custody. Corey Patterson was arrested, charged with murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and held without bond. The investigation remains active.

If anyone knew Jaqusica, the family’s movements that morning, or has information that could help, please share what is known.