On the evening of March 22, 2023, 33-year-old Nicholas Jerome Perry, a Black/African American man, was found dead from a gunshot wound in the 100 block of West Deaderick Street in Jackson, Tennessee after a ShotSpotter alert brought officers to the scene at about 8:55 p.m.

Investigators linked matching 9mm shell casings from the Deaderick Street scene to another shooting earlier that night on Hollywood Drive. Court records say 30-year-old Thomas Ray Fuller Jr. was identified and arrested in connection with both incidents. Fuller was charged with first-degree murder in Perry’s death and attempted first-degree murder for allegedly shooting at his sister, Takeisha Fuller, who was Perry’s fiancée. She reportedly escaped unharmed after giving Fuller a ride that evening and later testified in court about the night’s events.

What additional information might help clarify the timeline or motive in this case for readers who knew Nicholas or were in those neighborhoods that night?