In the early morning hours of a Sunday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a discovery was made that would leave a family searching for answers. On January 16, 2022, 38-year-old Percy Wilson was found inside his vehicle on Interstate 110 South, near the Hollywood Street exit. He had been shot multiple times. The Baton Rouge Police Department was called to the scene around 12:30 a.m.
and began their investigation into the city's latest homicide.
Percy Deone Wilson, known to his loved ones as Deone, was a native and resident of Baton Rouge, born on January 11, 1984. He was a graduate of Glen Oaks Senior High School and had attended Southern University Laboratory School. Remembered as a welder by trade, his life was cut short in a violent act that continues to baffle investigators. Detectives believed that on the night of his death, Wilson had been near Bellino's grabbing food before getting onto the interstate, a final, mundane act before his life was tragically taken.
Years have passed since Percy Wilson's death, yet the case remains unsolved, with no suspects identified and no arrests made. The Baton Rouge Police Department's homicide division has continued to appeal to the public for any information that might lead to a breakthrough in the case. They believe that community involvement is the key to piecing together the puzzle of what happened to Percy Wilson in his final moments. His family continues to wait for justice, holding onto the hope that someone will come forward with the information needed to close this painful chapter.
