Tabyious Cheek, 21, was killed in an early-morning shooting on Gholson Place in Henderson, North Carolina, on July 24, 2024. Authorities first responded around 12:39 a.m. after three gunshot victims were taken to Maria Parham Hospital. Cheek died of his wounds; two other victims, 19-year-old Omir Gibbs and a 16-year-old juvenile, were transferred to Duke Hospital for further treatment.

The Vance County Sheriff's Office and Henderson Police Department opened a joint investigation. As of December 22, 2024, no arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified. Law enforcement asked anyone with information to contact the Vance County Sheriff’s Office or Henderson-Vance Crime Stoppers.

Cheek is survived by his father, Tyrone Yancey; his brother, Ranequan Cheek; and his maternal grandmother, Joyce Cheek. Funeral services were held August 5, 2024, at Wright Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Blacknall Cemetery.