Taywyn T. Mason Jr., a 28-year-old Black man, was fatally shot on the afternoon of Monday, August 5, 2024, near a vape shop at the intersection of Almon and Crowell Roads in Covington, Georgia. He was taken to a local hospital and died from his injuries, leaving family and the community to grieve.

The Newton County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, investigated the shooting and identified a suspect. Elan Shabazz, 32, of Conyers, was arrested and charged with murder, aggravated assault, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, tampering with evidence, and a drive-by shooting. Motive remained under investigation.

Mason’s family launched a GoFundMe to raise money to transport his body to Ohio for burial. If anyone has information about this shooting or knew Taywyn, please come forward and share what you know.