In the late summer of 2020, a violent encounter in a Paducah, Kentucky, apartment claimed the life of 31-year-old Victor E. Moore. On August 22, Moore and a 23-year-old woman named Justice Hicks were fatally shot in an apartment located on College Avenue in the Lone Oak area of McCracken County. The incident stemmed from a dispute over an alleged drug debt.
Following the double homicide, an investigation led law enforcement to two suspects from Houston, Texas.
Mykweze Cox and Alexis Graham were identified in connection with the deadly shooting. Their apprehension brought a swift beginning to the legal proceedings that would follow the tragic loss of two lives.
The case against the two Texans culminated in convictions for their roles in the murders. Mykweze Cox pleaded guilty to the murders of both Victor Moore and Justice Hicks. In addition to the murder charges, he also pleaded guilty to robbery, burglary, tampering with physical evidence, and being a felon in possession of a handgun. For his part in the crime, he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. His accomplice, Alexis Graham, was also found guilty of two counts of complicity to commit murder, as well as complicity to burglary and robbery. She was scheduled for sentencing following her conviction.
