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Jaylin Jones

Case from Henderson, NC dated May 12, 2018

Victim Details

Jaylin Jones

Male

Black / African American

Henderson

NC

2018-05-12

20

Jaylin

Jones

06/29/2026

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Jaylin Jones, a 25-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on May 12, 2018, during a Mother's Day cookout in Henderson, North Carolina. The event was organized by Tau Strong, who invited Jones, the father of her stillborn child, to the gathering. The cookout took a deadly turn when an argument broke out between Strong's live-in boyfriend, 21-year-old Scottie Lee Bates II, and Jones. Bates, who was reportedly intoxicated and upset, shot Jones during the altercation.

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  • https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/son-and-dad-charged-after-deadly-shooting-in-henderson-police-say/
  • https://myfox8.com/news/father-and-son-charged-in-fatal-north-carolina-shooting/
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