A dispute between friends ended in a fatal shooting at a Little Axe home on January 7, 2019. Jeremy Wayne Morgan, 41, was shot and killed by a friend who had been renting a room from him after Morgan served an eviction notice. The renter called 911 saying he acted in self-defense, telling the dispatcher Morgan had approached him and rushed up the stairs. In the 911 call the shooter expressed immediate regret and fear of the consequences, and deputies found him distraught but cooperative at the scene.

The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office interviewed multiple witnesses and opened an investigation to determine whether lethal force was justified. No arrests had been announced and the shooter’s legal fate remained undetermined. Jeremy Wayne Morgan is remembered by the community as a loving family man.

Does anyone have information about Morgan or that household that could help clarify what happened that night?