WOODVILLE — Darren Terell Tillery, 25, died from a single gunshot wound to the head, Wilkinson County Coroner Travis Sharp said.

Tillery died on July 2 at his house during the night hours, Sharp said. He was shot with a 12-gauge shotgun at close range.

The shooting occurred in the side yard at the family’s Doloroso Loop house.

The autopsy has been completed and Sharp said he was waiting to hear details of the investigation from the Wilkinson County Sheriff’s Office.

Both of Darren Terell Tillery’s parents — Oscar Tillery Jr. and Rosa Lee Collins Tillery — were present at the house when Sharp arrived the night of the incident.

Sharp said Oscar Tillery was taken by Wilkinson County sheriff’s deputies to the station in connection with the shooting, but Sharp did not know if charges had been filed or if Oscar Sharp was still in custody.

Dispatchers at the Wilkinson County Sheriff’s office said Sheriff Reginald Jackson was not in the office when repeated calls were placed Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Jackson did not return messages left for him, and dispatchers said no other deputies were present to answer questions.

Dispatchers also would not provide information from the incident report.