O’Aubrey Hilson Jr., 27, was found dead in his Second Street home in Tutwiler, Mississippi on March 29, 2021 after his mother, unable to reach him that day, entered the residence and discovered him in his bedroom. The Tallahatchie County Coroner reported multiple gunshot wounds; investigators say shots were fired from outside the house through the bedroom window and that shell casings of different calibers at the scene suggested at least two shooters. A patrol officer reportedly heard gunfire in the area about 4:30 a.m. that morning but saw no suspicious activity then.

The Tutwiler Police Department and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation led the inquiry. Three years later, authorities arrested 25-year-old Jakerrius Jachun Gill of Tutwiler and charged him with Hilson’s murder; police say Gill is accused of firing the shots through the bedroom window while Hilson was in bed. Gill was held on bond of $850,000. No motive has been disclosed.

If anyone knew O’Aubrey or has information about what happened that night, please share what you know with investigators.