Keith Levan Keaton Jr., a 32-year-old African American man, was shot and killed in Statesville, North Carolina, on September 5, 2014, after an altercation the night before. The confrontation with 20-year-old Troyshawn Nicholas Williams occurred at a residence on September 4, 2014. Williams allegedly returned to the residence and shot Keith in the chest; Keith was taken to Iredell Memorial Hospital and later died of his injuries.

Authorities located Williams hiding under a bed in a nearby apartment around 6 a.m. on September 5, 2014, and charged him with murder in connection with Keith’s death. The motive for the altercation and shooting has not been established. If anyone has information about the events that led to this fatal shooting, please come forward.