Aryan Jaswal

Aryan Jaswal, a 17-year-old Mixed Race male who had attended Camden Military Academy, was found dead on the morning of August 13, 2024, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Just after 8:00 a.m., officers with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to a welfare check call at an apartment complex in the 14000 block of Wynhollow Downs Lane in the Ballantyne area. They discovered Aryan inside a vehicle; he had been shot multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene by MEDIC.

The CMPD Homicide Unit launched an investigation into the shooting, which took place in a community described as typically very quiet. Detectives and crime scene personnel processed the scene for physical evidence, working to determine what led to the killing. The investigation soon revealed that Aryan had been robbed by a group of people.

Two months later, investigators made their first arrest. On October 11, 2024, a 16-year-old suspect was located and taken into custody in Conway, South Carolina, with the help of multiple law enforcement agencies. He was charged with murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and conspiracy. The investigation continued, leading to the arrest of a second suspect, 20-year-old Jaylon Reaves, in Mullins, South Carolina, in January 2025. Reaves faced similar charges of murder, robbery, and conspiracy. A third individual from South Carolina, Tyquan Paige, was also arrested for his role in the crime.

In September 2026, Tyquan Paige was sentenced to at least one year in prison after being convicted on accessory to murder and robbery charges. According to prosecutors, Paige was with the group that robbed and killed Aryan, but investigators determined he did not fire the weapon. The following month, the first individual arrested, Dashaun Jenkins, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Jenkins, who was 18 at the time of his plea, was sentenced to serve between 125 and 162 months in prison. The case's latest development was Jenkins' sentencing in October 2026.