Joy Dawn Boswell, 35, was shot in the face and later died after a domestic dispute on the evening of Wednesday, February 3, 2021, at the Shady Creek RV and Park Resort (Camp Lord Willing) in Frenchtown Township near Monroe, Michigan. The shooting occurred during an argument between Boswell and her boyfriend outside their vehicle near the campground entrance; a witness, the park president’s nephew, said the fight culminated in the fatal shooting and that the suspect expressed remorse before running into nearby woods.

Boswell was taken to Oakwood Southshore Hospital in Trenton, Michigan, where she succumbed to her injuries. The suspect was identified as 28-year-old Austin Taylor Lucas of Plano, Texas. A Monroe County Sheriff’s deputy later found him walking along Steiner Road covered in blood; he was taken into custody, arraigned in First District Court in Monroe on open murder and felony firearms charges, denied bond and held in the county jail. Lucas and Boswell reportedly had prior problems at the park that had not previously turned violent.

If anyone knew Boswell, lived at Camp Lord Willing, or saw the incident or the movements around the campground that evening, please share information with investigators.