Justin KaShaun Hughes, a 27-year-old Black man, was shot multiple times in the chest and abdomen and killed on the evening of April 10, 2019, in Fairmont, West Virginia. The shooting began after an argument inside the Jackson Street home of Terrance Hilliard, where Hughes had been a guest, and continued outside into the street.

Witnesses told investigators that Courtney Williams allegedly retrieved a firearm from Hilliard’s vehicle and handed it to Hilliard, who then fired the fatal shots. After the shooting the couple reportedly fled the scene; Williams later turned herself in to the Fairmont Police Department and Hilliard was arrested in Morgantown by the Morgantown Police Department. Both were charged in connection with Hughes’s death, with Hilliard facing first-degree murder charges and Williams charged with aiding and abetting.

The community in Fairmont was left to reckon with a violent loss and many unanswered questions about what led to the argument and its deadly escalation. If anyone knew Justin, was present that night, or has information about the events on Jackson Street, please come forward with what was seen or heard.