These days, being a Good Samaritan could lead you to danger. 

Last July 6, West Virginian 40-year-old Josh Wilson and his family were taking a vacation when they stopped at a gasoline station in Myrtle Beach. When a stranger approached him to ask for a ride, he agreed, after he first dropped his family at their hotel. 

“I didn’t think anything of it because he does it all the time,” Staci, his wife, told The Sun News.

He never returned. 

Deputy Coroner Michelle McSpadden reported that on July 10, Josh was found inside his vehicle with gunshot wounds. He was immediately rushed to the hospital and died later that day, with his wife Staci at his side.

Staci described her husband as altruistic. She said that he was kind to everybody, and he helped those in need, regardless of their background. As a husband, Staci said that Josh always ensured that their family was safe from harm. She added, “We were supposed to leave as a family on the sixth. We were supposed to go back to work on the seventh… He said he wanted to grow old with me, sit on porch swings and watch the grandkids.” The two had been together for six years and would have celebrated their first wedding anniversary on October 16. 

Using city cameras, the Myrtle Police Department was able to locate and arrest 35-year-old Quentin Ahmad Jean on July 7. He has been charged with murder and possession of a weapon.

“I went to the beach with my husband and came back alone. He died a day before my birthday,” Staci said. “People were telling me happy birthday, but I don’t care. I honestly never want to celebrate it again.”