On the evening of October 15, 2020, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 31-year-old mother of five Jimia Alston was shot inside her Louisa Street home at about 6:40 p.m. She was transported to UPMC Williamsport and succumbed to her injuries on the operating table, pronounced dead at about 7:55 p.m. Her five children were in the house at the time and were not injured.
Witnesses said a man dressed in black approached the residence, fired a single shot that struck Alston, and fled on foot. Investigators identified Antwan McClain, also known as Lava, as the alleged shooter and a warrant was issued charging him with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. McClain was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force in Schenectady, New York, on December 10, 2020, and extradited to Pennsylvania. The motive was not released.
When McClain went to trial in September 2022, the Lycoming County jury could not reach a unanimous verdict on first-degree criminal homicide, aggravated assault, or firearms-not-to-be-carried charges, resulting in a hung jury on those counts; the jury did convict him of flight to avoid apprehension. Does anyone have information about the shooting or knew Alston and can help fill in what happened that night?