Byron Otis Dennis Jr., 24, was shot and killed after a brief struggle over a handgun inside a Circle K at 901 E. Bradford St. in Marion on the evening of March 11, 2024. He had stopped at the store while on his way to visit his mother. Surveillance footage reportedly shows 13-year-old Zaiden Guy attempting to take the gun from Dennis, gaining control of it and firing a shot that struck Dennis in the chest. Dennis was found at the store entrance and taken to Marion Health hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police identified Zaiden Guy from the store video and located him at a house on East Highland Avenue less than an hour after the shooting; he was taken into custody. The Grant County prosecutor’s office announced it intended to seek to charge the 13-year-old as an adult.

If anyone was at the Circle K that evening or has information about the interaction between Dennis and Guy, please share what was seen or heard.