Murder charge filed in weekend shooting death
FacebookTwitterEmail
3of3
A Jacksonville man was arrested Tuesday on a charge of murder in the weekend shooting death of a former Jacksonville resident.
Joshua E. Wilson, 37, of Jacksonville was arrested about 1 p.m. Tuesday. He is accused of fatally shooting Malcolm V. Fitts, 26, a former Jacksonville resident who was living in Chicago.
The reason behind the shooting has not been explained.
Fitts, a father of four, was in Jacksonville to visit his daughter and mother, brother-in-law Chris Pulley told the Journal-Courier. Pulley described him as a loyal friend and family member.
“He was a fun person, he had a lot of energy a positive energy,” Pulley said. “He was fun to be around and he made you feel loved.”
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 1, 2021 at 3:52pm
Jacksonville Police were called at 5:23 Sunday morning to the 800 block of Hoagland Boulevard after a caller to the Joint Morgan County Dispatch Center reported gunshots being fired in the parking lot of the Turner High Rise Apartment Complex. According to police records, the caller stated they heard seven to eight shots fired and could hear screaming.
Jacksonville Police Investigators say while officers searched the area of the incident, 26-year-old Malcom Fitts of Chicago and formerly of Jacksonville arrived at Passavant Area Hospital by a personal vehicle.
Fitts was pronounced dead at 6:52 yesterday morning at Passavant, according to a joint statement this morning by Police Chief Adam Mefford and Morgan County Coroner Marcy Patterson.
Heart disease leading cause of death in county myjournalcourier.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from myjournalcourier.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.