A late-night argument at a Macon convenience store ended in deadly gunfire on Saturday, September 16, 2023. According to reports, a verbal altercation inside the Emery Highway store moved outside, and 23-year-old Jamon Deshon Jackson was shot. He was taken to Atrium Health Navicent but later died of his injuries.

The man accused of firing the shots is identified as Nicktarious Linardo Kinder. Kinder was on probation at the time and was later charged with malice murder, felony murder, and aggravated assault in connection with Jackson’s death. A judge has declined to dismiss the case on self-defense grounds, noting that Jackson reportedly had his hands in his pockets and did not appear to be an imminent threat when he was shot. Kinder’s probation was revoked after he admitted possessing a firearm, and he received a 15-year sentence for that violation. The murder trial has not yet been scheduled.

Jackson’s name also appears in an earlier homicide indictment: when he was 18, in October 2018, he was among five people indicted on felony murder charges in the shooting death of 16-year-old Kendrick Darnell Davis.

If anyone witnessed the September 16 incident at the Emery Highway convenience store or has additional information, please share what is known.