Carlos Collins was 25 and a registered nurse living in Jackson, Mississippi, remembered by family and coworkers for his bright spirit and dedication to patients. He grew up in Ferriday, Louisiana, and attended Ferriday High School, Philander Smith College, and Grambling State University. According to relatives, a relationship with his ex-boyfriend, 33-year-old Marcus Johnson, ended in late 2023 and was followed by stalking and harassment; family members say Johnson allegedly placed tracking devices on Carlos’s car and installed a camera in a nearby vacant apartment. Carlos obtained a restraining order and reported his fears to the Jackson Police Department multiple times.The killing occurred April 9, 2024.

Neighbors heard Carlos pleading Stop Marcus and then gunshots. Police found him shot multiple times and struck with an axe. Marcus Johnson, a former Jackson police officer, was located the next day after a multi-jurisdictional pursuit into Louisiana and was captured in Rayville. He confessed to the killing and was charged with murder and shooting into an occupied dwelling; he is being held without bond while his attorney asserts self-defense.

Does anyone have information about Carlos’s last movements or about the threats his family reported?