Tevin Gaines, 32, of Bainbridge, Georgia, died after being shot inside Zingales Billiards & Sports Bar, 1147 Apalachee Parkway in Tallahassee, during the early morning hours of April 5, 2026. Police say a large physical altercation broke out inside the busy sports bar around 1:30 a.m.; Gaines suffered multiple gunshot wounds, was given life-saving measures at the scene and transported to a hospital, where he later died.

Investigators collected witness statements and evidence from the scene as they treated the case as an open homicide investigation. Detectives later identified and arrested Lavarion Williams; authorities say he produced a firearm during the fight, shot Gaines multiple times, then fled. The firearm believed to have been used was reportedly located, and Williams was charged with second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

If anyone was at Zingales the night of April 5 or has information about the altercation, the investigation would benefit from eyewitness accounts or tips.