A family dispute in Columbus, Mississippi, turned deadly on the evening of December 13, 2022, when 55-year-old Julius L. Wilson was shot at a residence on Jess Lyons Road. His niece, who had been staying with 21-year-old Bobby Childs Jr., had called Wilson after an argument escalated; Wilson arrived to intervene and became involved in a confrontation with Childs that ended in gunfire. Deputies from the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office found Wilson with fatal gunshot wounds to the face and chest when they responded around 9:40 p.m.

Childs fled the scene in a 2002 Ford Crown Victoria but surrendered to authorities the next day and was arrested and charged with murder. His bond was set at $500,000. Julius Wilson is remembered by family as a devoted family man and active member of Full Gospel Ministries, where his funeral was held.

Did anyone in the Columbus area see or hear anything around Jess Lyons Road that night that could help clarify what happened?