Demarcus Harris, 32, was found with a gunshot wound to the head in a residence on Roslyn Avenue in Jackson, Mississippi, in December 2018. He was transported to a hospital in critical condition and later died. The girlfriend present at the scene, Jakia Thomas, initially told investigators Harris had shot himself, but detectives found inconsistencies between her account and the physical evidence that prompted a homicide investigation.

Prosecutors said the state’s case showed the shooting did not fit a self-inflicted wound: Harris was right-handed but was shot in the back of the left side of his head, the autopsy showed the gun was not fired at close range, and gunshot residue was found on both Harris’s and Thomas’s hands. Authorities alleged an argument over a Facebook comment provided a motive. Thomas was arrested, charged first with domestic aggravated assault and, after Harris died, with murder; a jury later convicted her of second-degree murder.

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