Thomas Pheasant Jr, a 23-year-old resident of Cherokee, North Carolina, was found dead after suffering multiple gunshot wounds inside a residence on Galimore Road on the Qualla Boundary. Investigators believe the shooting occurred late on December 19 or in the early hours of December 20, 2025. Rather than receiving medical aid at the scene, Pheasant’s body was removed from the house and later discarded in a remote area near Newfound Gap in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where officers recovered his remains.

Because the killing occurred on the reservation, the case involves both tribal and federal jurisdiction. Police arrested 34-year-old Timothy Jason McCoy and charged him with first-degree homicide, assault with a deadly weapon, and assault by pointing a gun, alleging he was the primary aggressor. Two others, 36-year-old Derrick Jenkins and 35-year-old Victoria Thompson, face charges of accessory after the fact and obstruction of governmental functions for their alleged roles in transporting and disposing of the body.

Who in the community has information about Pheasant’s movements or the events around Galimore Road on December 19–20?