A long-running neighbor feud in Hagerstown, Indiana ended in deadly violence on November 4, 2020. KC Allen Simpson, 32, was shot in his front yard after coming outside when a surveyor was on the property line. Simpson was unarmed; his own handgun was later found with the safety on and no round in the chamber. He was airlifted to a hospital and died of his wounds.

The shooter was 77-year-old neighbor Billy Wilson Sr., who surrendered and was arrested. The shooting followed months of hostile incidents between the two households, including reports that Wilson had shot Simpson’s dog, that Simpson had shot and killed Wilson’s cat, and allegations Wilson had killed several of the Simpson family’s chickens and threatened the family over four-wheeler use. Trial testimony said Wilson fired multiple rounds, including three after Simpson had fallen wounded.

Wilson pleaded self-defense at trial but a jury convicted him of murder in May 2022 and a judge sentenced him to 48 years in June 2022; the judge cited a lack of remorse as an aggravating factor and mentioned Wilson’s military service and clean record as mitigating factors. Simpson’s mother also filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Wilson.

Did anyone in Hagerstown witness the property survey or the confrontation that afternoon?