Joslin Quentara Napier, 24, was shot at her home on William Drive in Waynesboro, Mississippi, on the night of October 4, 2022. She was taken to Wayne General Hospital but died of her injuries. Napier was a mother who lived with sickle cell disease and is remembered by family as fun-spirited and warm.

Police reports and family accounts describe a history of domestic turmoil linked to her ex-boyfriend, Chance Fabian Jones. In the months before her death officers were called to Napier’s home six times; she had obtained a protective order and bought a firearm for protection. Jones had been arrested twice for violating that order. On the night Napier was killed, Jones allegedly broke into her home and shot her; he was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, residential burglary, and aggravated assault with a firearm, with bond set at $2 million. He was later indicted on an upgraded charge of capital murder related to a burglary, and there was a separate indictment for an alleged June 2022 incident in which he pointed a gun at Napier and stomped on her head.

Her mother, Tara Gandy, has spoken publicly about Joslin and the danger she faced. Are there readers who knew Joslin or have information about the events leading up to October 4, 2022?