Traysouan Robertson, a 20-year-old Black man, was killed in the early morning of December 10, 2023, on the 200 block of Clyde Street in Beckley, West Virginia. Officers arrived at about 1:20 a.m. after reports of shots fired and found Robertson with a single gunshot wound; emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. The shooting was classified as a homicide.

Police say the shooting took place at a party. Witnesses reported Robertson had been arguing with someone in a bedroom when 18-year-old Marquest Fortune entered and fired one shot. Witness statements allege the bullet was intended for the person Robertson was arguing with, not Robertson himself. Fortune was arrested on December 14 and charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, felony use of a firearm, and seven counts of wanton endangerment; he was held without bail.

Fortune rejected a plea offer to second-degree murder and pleaded not guilty. His case is scheduled for trial starting November 12, 2024. If anyone attended that party or has information about the shooting, please share what is known.