A late-night argument on November 30, 2023, in Beulah, Alabama, ended with the fatal shooting of 79-year-old Ralph Oneal Wilson inside a residence on Lee Road 390. Deputies with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrived about 11:42 p.m. and found Mr. Wilson deceased at the scene. Investigators determined the shooting arose from a domestic dispute that escalated.

Authorities identified the suspect as Mr. Wilson’s 31-year-old grandson, Wiltavious Tamario Wilson. Deputies recovered the firearm believed to have been used in the incident and took Wiltavious Tamario Wilson into custody; he was charged with murder and booked into the Lee County Detention Center.

If anyone knew Ralph Wilson or has information about what led to that night’s dispute, please share what you know with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.