On August 19, 2022, 66-year-old Laura Lumpkin was found fatally shot in her home at 124 Barbara Avenue in Jackson, Mississippi. Responding officers encountered her husband, 71-year-old Robert Lumpkin, exiting the residence with his hands raised. Laura Lumpkin had suffered a gunshot wound to the neck and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Robert Lumpkin was taken into custody that night and later prosecuted by the Hinds County District Attorney’s office. A jury convicted him of manslaughter in the killing of his wife and of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. The convictions carried a mandatory sentence of 20 years for manslaughter plus an additional 10 years for the firearm possession count.

What information do readers have about Laura’s life in Jackson or about the days leading up to August 19, 2022?