East Point murder: Cousin arrested in fatal shooting

EAST POINT, Georgia. – A man accused of murdering his own cousin has been arrested. Police say Jaylen Hill shot righteous Torrence Hill during an argument at an East Point home and then ran away. Authorities confirm that 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 break in the case of her partner's murder. “Every month I could say it’s month five, it’s month six,” Wilson said.

Last February, Wilson's partner, Righteous, was shot to death 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 use of Righteous' car. “It’s just hard for me to accept that he’s not here,” Wilson said.

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

Then came the moment Wilson had been waiting for. 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 if she learns details in court that could reopen painful wounds.

“That's going to open a whole different door of emotions, probably hearing things that I'm not sure about. Coroner reports or just information I don’t know due to 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 aggravated assault.