On the morning of January 25, 2017, Alfred Nicholson was shot and killed in his Courtland, Mississippi, home on Greenbriar Road. Deputies from the Panola County Sheriff’s Office found Nicholson with a fatal chest wound from a 16-gauge shotgun.

Investigators identified Nicholson’s 17-year-old son, Alderious Nicholson, as the suspect. Alderious was taken into custody and charged with his father’s murder; the case was filed in Panola County Circuit Court as CR2017-55-GCP2 and was set to be tried in adult court with bond set at $250,000. The shooting was one of nine homicides reported in Panola County that year.

Few public details are available about the court proceedings or motive. If anyone knew Alfred or has information about the circumstances that led to this shooting, please share what can help the investigation.