Kevion KeChay Mann, a 23-year-old Black man from Evansville, Indiana, was a high school graduate who worked at a local warehouse and had recently taken up fishing. Known to loved ones as 'Kevi,' 'Kevo,' or '1K,' he was born on June 12, 2001, and enjoyed basketball, track, playing video games, and spending time with his family and friends. He is remembered by his grandmother, siblings, a stepson, and a godson.
On the afternoon of Sunday, August 4, 2024, Kevion’s life was cut short when he was shot in the 300 block of Southeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, outside the Kennedy Towers apartment complex. An autopsy later confirmed that he died from a gunshot wound to the head. The shooting happened in broad daylight, not far from the Evansville Police Department headquarters.
The investigation led police to identify two suspects. Surveillance footage from the area reportedly captured a confrontation between Kevion and another man.
According to reports, the video showed the two squaring up for a fight before the other man, identified as 22-year-old Keymontai K. Madison, pulled out a gun and shot Kevion as he tried to run away. Madison later turned himself in to police and was charged with murder. A second man, 25-year-old Mark A. Dow III, was also arrested and charged with assisting a criminal for allegedly driving Madison from the scene.
In May 2025, Keymontai Madison reached a plea agreement with prosecutors. The murder charge against him was dropped, and he pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter. A judge sentenced him to 17 and a half years in prison. As of that month, the case against Mark A. Dow III was still pending.
