On the morning of May 6, 2024, gunfire was reported in the 300 block of Greenwich Drive in Aiken, South Carolina. Officers responding around 11:10 a.m. found 22-year-old Jalen Zy’Ier Jones dead inside a backyard shed at 320 Greenwich Drive SW. The Aiken County Coroner pronounced Jones dead at the scene; he had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body. An autopsy was scheduled in Newberry.

Jones, born June 21, 2001, was the son of Chafonta James and Zack Jones. He played football and basketball, including AAU basketball through tenth grade, and enjoyed music and time in the studio. The Aiken Department of Public Safety and the Coroner opened a homicide investigation and pursued leads for weeks.

On July 1, 2024, authorities arrested 28-year-old Jaquarez Deshon Bibbs of North Augusta in Richmond County, Georgia, charging him with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime; law enforcement says others also fired shots and investigators believe at least one more suspect is involved. Anyone with information is asked to contact investigators.