William H. Wilson IV, 23, was found dead in a Mishawaka apartment on July 21, 2019, with a gunshot wound to the head. Mishawaka police and the county coroner initially ruled the death a suicide after a woman who had been at the apartment called 911 reporting a possible self-inflicted injury following a domestic dispute. The coroner noted a gun near Wilson and blood on his right hand and said the body’s position suggested the woman could not have moved him to exit the apartment.

Wilson’s family has consistently disputed the suicide finding. They point out he was left-handed while the fatal wound entered the right side of his head from the back, and his mother, Shalonda Witherspoon, has pushed for a more thorough investigation. The St. Joseph County Metro Homicide Unit agreed to review the case and the county Special Victims Unit was involved, but no arrests or public identification of suspects have been announced.

Several important questions remain about the circumstances of Wilson’s death. Anyone with information about that evening or Wilson’s last hours is asked to come forward.