Jeremy Beckworth, 41, was shot and killed late the evening of May 21, 2025, in Baxley, Georgia. An ironworker and welder from Appling County, Beckworth was found by police near the intersection of Highland Drive and Edgarton Road—in front of the maintenance shop at Speer Homes—after a 911 call shortly before midnight. He was pronounced dead at the scene with a fatal gunshot wound. Reports say he had been with his girlfriend when the shooting occurred.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation took over the death investigation at the Baxley Police Department’s request. Investigators identified 18-year-old Ty'Relle Tarver of Baxley as the suspect and say Tarver fired multiple shots, striking Beckworth. On the morning of June 3, 2025, Tarver was arrested without incident and booked into the Appling County Jail; he faces charges of Malice Murder, Felony Murder, and Aggravated Assault. The GBI describes the investigation as active and plans to turn the file over to the Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.

Did anyone in the Baxley area see or hear anything near Highland Drive and Edgarton Road that night?