Demarius Leshaun McLaughlin, a 16-year-old student at Chatham High School, was shot and killed at an apartment complex on Johnson Street in Danville, Virginia, on Sunday, May 21, 2023. First responders found McLaughlin with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Within a day, investigators identified 18-year-old Jaivon A'Donte'z Jones of Danville as a suspect and sought him on a warrant for second-degree murder. Jones was located and taken into custody without incident on the evening of Monday, May 22, 2023. He was charged with second-degree murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and held at the Danville City Jail without bond. The investigation into what led to the shooting is ongoing.

If anyone witnessed the shooting at the Johnson Street apartment complex or has information about McLaughlin’s final movements, please come forward.