In the early hours of June 20, 2023, 21-year-old Tevin Zackary Randy Jackson of Charleston, West Virginia, was fatally shot inside an apartment on the 1600 block of McClung Street. Jackson and several others were reportedly gathered, playing video games, when a man identified as George Yea, 29, of Trinity, North Carolina, allegedly drew a gun and announced he was going to shoot everyone. The statement was reportedly taken as a joke by those present until a single round struck Jackson in the neck, killing him.

Police were called at about 2:10 a.m., and officers located and arrested George Yea in Charleston’s East End roughly 20 minutes after the call. Yea was charged with first-degree murder and held at the South Central Regional Jail without bail as the investigation continued. Little is available about Jackson beyond his age, race, and the circumstances of the shooting.

If anyone was at that gathering or has information about what happened that morning, please come forward to assist the ongoing investigation.