Tevon Beasley, 17, was shot the night of October 24, 2025, at a business in the 1100 block of East Wood Street in Decatur. Officers arriving about 10:10 p.m. found him with at least one gunshot wound; he was taken by ambulance to Decatur Memorial Hospital and died of his injuries. The Macon County Coroner later identified the victim as Tevon Beasley.

Patrol officers located a vehicle believed to have been used in the shooting and detained a 19-year-old at the residence where that vehicle was found. Detectives processed the scene, collected surveillance video, interviewed witnesses, and executed search warrants at two Decatur residences overnight. Police later arrested 19-year-old Decatur resident Nehemiah T. Meyers on a charge of first-degree murder and booked him into the Macon County Jail. Authorities described the investigation as active and asked anyone with information to contact the Criminal Investigations Division or Crime Stoppers.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about what happened on East Wood Street that night, please share what you know with investigators.