On New Year’s Day 2023, a party at the Monarch Apartments in Johnson City, Tennessee, ended in gunfire that killed 19-year-old Jashon Yates. Yates, who lived in nearby Kingsport, was found deceased inside one of the apartments after shots were fired in the early morning; the complex sits across the street from East Tennessee State University.

Johnson City police described a chaotic scene and have interviewed numerous people who were at the gathering, noting some witnesses may be reluctant to speak up because of underage drinking or other minor infractions at the party. Authorities arrested 22-year-old Davo Jennings Warl on multiple counts of reckless endangerment, saying he fired shots into the apartment, but he was not charged with Yates’s murder. Investigators say they are still trying to identify who fired the fatal shot and the probe remains ongoing.

If anyone who was at the Monarch Apartments party or who has information about the shooting can help, please come forward.