Quinton S. Hill

In the quiet early morning hours in Columbus, Mississippi, a violent encounter shattered the peace and ultimately claimed the life of 31-year-old Quinton Sinatra Hill. On Sunday, July 6, 2014, just before 2:30 a.m., Hill was at his residence at 2002 Fourth Ave. S. when he responded to a knock at his door. An assailant fired a gun through the closed door, striking Hill in the face at point-blank range.

The gunman, described only as a Black male wearing a shirt or towel over his face, then ...