John Wilson, 27, was shot and killed near Summit Point in Jefferson County, West Virginia on March 23, 2020. The shooting arose from a domestic dispute at a Wood End Farm Lane residence after a woman and her young child, following an argument with a man identified as Jeremy Newkirk, asked Wilson to pick them up. Wilson had arrived to help and was loading the woman’s belongings into his vehicle when Newkirk allegedly opened fire, striking him.

Deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office found Wilson with a gunshot wound; he later died despite emergency treatment. Newkirk reportedly called authorities to say he had shot someone and would wait for police. Investigators arrested 31-year-old Jeremy Newkirk and charged him with first-degree murder; he was held without bond at the Eastern Regional Jail.

If anyone saw activity on or near Wood End Farm Lane that evening or has information about the dispute, please come forward.