July 30, 2024
Since I missed the arraignment earlier today, I decided to see if there was anything online about John’s murder.
One thing I’ve learned through all this is that after the official notification, the victim’s family truly is the last to know information about an investigation. At first, I was angry because I feel we have a right to know everything first. We’re Johns family! But after calming down, I realized law enforcement does this for a reason. It’s to help John. Information is withheld to protect the integrity of the investigation and prevent the compromise of evidence. So, in most cases, the victim’s family finds out when the public does.
While the detectives were tight lipped when I asked them to tell me more about what happened to my son and the details surrounding his murder, the news was loose lips and telling the world what I feel should have been told to us first.
For what it’s worth, I was glad to find out some details about the death of my son but boy, was it hard to read.
It actually took me a few hours to read the full article below and a few others because it was so painful. I kept starting and stopping. Starting and stopping. This was my son about whom I was reading. These were the last moments of my child’s life here on earth and I know he was terrified.
The more I read, the more my heart broke; One may think the heart can no longer break once it’s shattered into a million pieces but that’s not true. The million pieces then break into a million more and it repeats until you’re left with a crushed soul.
I wouldn’t wish for a crushed soul on my worst enemy.
Not even on the one who murdered my son.
The Article
Columbus police identify man killed in Hilltop shooting; suspect in custody
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Division of Police identified the man who was found dead in the Hilltop neighborhood Sunday night.
Officers were called on a report of a shooting in the 700 block of South Ogden Avenue shortly after 10 p.m. When police arrived, they found 28-year-old John Wilks unresponsive and had a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:25 p.m.
Officers also found a woman nearby suffering from a gunshot wound. She was transported to Grant Medical Center and her condition was described as stable.
Columbus Police Sgt. Joe Albert said a helicopter located the suspect, 18-year-old Mehki Miller, in a vehicle. He got away from police but was later apprehended in the neighborhood after officers searched the area.
Miller was charged with murder.
Police said the shooting stemmed from a dispute between Miller and Wilks.
Records from Franklin County Municipal Court state that Miller and Wilks were fighting before the shooting happened. Miller allegedly pulled out a gun from his waistband and shot Wilks at close range. Wilks attempted to get away and Miller shot him again multiple times.
Court records say that Miller dragged Wilks’ body to a detached garage behind the shooting scene before leaving the area.
Court records did not provide details on how the woman was shot.
After reading the above article, I’ve never felt so much anger, hurt, pain and horror with how my son died. I cried so hard.
When I finally calmed down, my first thought was, now I know the name of who killed my son, and it was who I believed it to be, John’s girlfriend’s nephew. The kid who John told me was ‘trouble’ and didn’t want around because he had a gun.
Second, I will never address him by his full name. From here on out, whenever I mention him, I’ll call him ‘Miller the Killer’
Third, who was the woman in the car with ‘Miller the Killer’ and why was she in the car with him after he killed my son?
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