On the evening of December 17, 2015, 23-year-old Jarvis Ronte’ West was shot multiple times during an argument at the Pine Ridge Apartments on Clinton Road in Macon, Georgia. He was taken to a local hospital but died shortly after arrival; the shooting was reported as Bibb County’s 25th homicide that year.

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, working with the U.S. Marshal’s Southeastern Regional Fugitive Task Force, identified a suspect, 23-year-old Shavez Christian Flewellen. Acting on a tip, officers located Flewellen on Madden Avenue on December 22, 2015; after a brief attempt to flee he turned himself in and was charged with felony murder and aggravated assault. At the time of the shooting Flewellen was on probation for a 2013 conviction related to a firearm with a removed serial number.

The case was a devastating loss for West’s family and friends. If anyone who knew Jarvis West or has information about the shooting has details to share, please come forward.