East Point Murder: Cousin Arrested in Fatal Shooting

EAST POINT, Ga. – A man accused of murdering his own cousin has been arrested. Police say Jaylen Hill shot and killed Righteous Torrence Hill during an argument at an East Point home and then left. Authorities confirm the accused gunman turned himself in to police in Columbus after U.S. Marshals began searching for him.

For months, Terri Wilson waited for a breakthrough in her partner’s murder case. “Every month I could say it’s month five, it’s month six,” Wilson said.

Last February, Wilson’s partner, Righteous, was shot and killed in their East Point home. “It’s a pain that will never go away,” Wilson said.

Police say Hill’s cousin Jaylen Hill pulled the trigger. Wilson says Jaylen shot Righteous during an argument over the use of Righteous’ car. “I’m just having a hard time accepting that he’s not here,” Wilson said.

The suspected shooter had been on the run since winter. Wilson feared that Righteous would never get justice. “I felt discouraged,” she said.

Then came the moment Wilson had been waiting to arrive. Jaylen Hill turned himself in to police. “I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders,” Wilson said.

She wonders how she will feel when she hears details in court that could open painful wounds.

“That will open up a whole other door of emotions, probably hearing things that I’m not sure about. Reports from a medical examiner or just information that I’m not privy to because of the nature of the case,” Wilson said.

Jaylen is in jail without bail. He is charged with two counts of murder and one count of attempted aggravated assault.