Jai Javan Butler, a 21-year-old African American man, was shot to death during a late-evening home invasion on March 15, 2017, in Fort Worth, Texas. The attack occurred at an apartment complex in the 6200 block of Finbro Court. Police found the apartment door kicked in and discovered Butler and another victim, Bryonne Suttle, with gunshot wounds. Butler was pronounced dead at the scene; Suttle later died at a local hospital. The Tarrant County medical examiner confirmed both identities and cause of death as gunshot wounds.

No arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved. Butler is survived by his son Ayden Butler, father Wendell Butler, birth mother Paula Washington, sisters Tymissha Steptoe and Tashun Williams, and brothers Megale Moore and Derrick Washington. Anyone with information about the home invasion on Finbro Court on March 15, 2017, is asked to come forward.