Granddaughter of civil rights activist killed in Jackson shooting

Karah Perkins-Potter Shooting – The Clay Edwards Show, Episode 1,010

I’m gutted to share the tragic news of Karah Perkins-Potter’s death, a 23-year-old woman shot and killed at a Fast Fuel gas station on Northside Drive in Jackson, Mississippi, on Sunday morning, June 22, 2025. As the granddaughter of a local civil rights activist, Karah’s loss hits deep. According to her family, she was trying to protect a friend from an alleged domestic violence situation when the friend’s boyfriend, Phillip Bullock, showed up. I’m told Karah stepped in, urging her friend to leave with her instead of the boyfriend, who reportedly grew enraged. A tussle followed, and Bullock allegedly shot Karah in the head, killing her.

 

This senseless act infuriates me—what kind of weak man shoots a young woman trying to help someone? I see it as pure culture rot, a failure to control emotions that’s tearing at Jackson’s soul. Karah was intelligent, selfless, and had a bright future, checking all the same boxes as a young lady I interviewed just a day before, who I prayed would avoid this exact kind of violence. Capitol Police have made an arrest, and Bullock, who lives two doors down from Karah, is out on bail, which her family finds outrageous. I’m skeptical of the “civil rights leader” label thrown around—nobody’s civil rights are in jeopardy in 2025 except maybe conservative straight men—but that doesn’t diminish the tragedy. My heart goes out to Karah’s parents, Joni and her father, who are reeling from this loss. I’m calling for the community to reflect and address the violence within, as it’s always the same folks causing the pain.