Late on the night of November 8, 2024, 27-year-old Jacorey Majors was shot in the area of East First and North Virginia Street in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. First responders found Majors with gunshot wounds to his arm and abdomen; he was transported to Jennie Stuart Medical Center and later pronounced dead. The Hopkinsville Police Department opened a homicide investigation and reported that the shots may have been fired from a vehicle.

Detectives identified 27-year-old Tavarious Mathews as a person of interest and issued a public appeal because they believed he could be armed and dangerous. Mathews was located and taken into custody on November 14, 2024, and charged with murder and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon. The case also involves allegations of discharging a weapon within city limits.

Were anyone in Hopkinsville that night or familiar with activity around East First and North Virginia Street able to see or hear anything that could help investigators?