On the evening of February 2, 2025, 15-year-old Ikehliayon Hite was shot outside Chum’s Discount Tobacco Store at 811 Peachers Mill Road in Clarksville, Tennessee. A caller who drove away from the scene reported from Stonecrossing Drive that his passenger, Hite, had been shot. Officers who met that caller found Hite suffering from a gunshot wound; he was taken to Tennova Healthcare and later died of his injuries. Hite was a student at Northwest High School and is described as Black/African American.

The Clarksville Police Department’s Special Operations Homicide Unit led the investigation. On February 13, 2025, police arrested 21-year-old Jay Von Farley and charged him with criminal homicide; he was booked into the Montgomery County Jail. Authorities say the investigation is active, that additional arrests are anticipated, and are asking anyone with information or video of the incident to come forward.

If anyone saw the shooting outside the tobacco shop or has footage or tips that could help investigators, please share what is known.