Jordan Elijah Dewayne Wilson was 15 and visiting his paternal grandparents in Osceola, Arkansas, when he was fatally shot on June 29, 2023. He had traveled from Macon, Georgia, where he lived, to spend the summer with family and was at a cousin’s house when the shooting occurred. Officers at the scene provided life-saving measures and he was taken to South Mississippi County Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased.

Jordan was a sophomore-bound student at Rutland High School, active in Future Business Leaders of America and the Junior Leadership Corps, and had plans to start a T-shirt business with friends. An investigation by the Osceola Police Department led to the July 7 arrest of 18-year-old Moses Black, Jordan’s cousin, on manslaughter and two counts of endangering the welfare of a minor in the first degree. Jordan’s mother, Yatrice Jones, has publicly questioned how the situation unfolded, including allegations that the grandparents were slow to call 911 and later posted the suspect’s bail.

Funeral services were held at Osceola High School and Jordan was buried at Whiteside Cemetery. If anyone was at the cousin’s house that day or has information about what happened, please step forward.