In the early morning hours of June 23, 2018, the quiet of a Sharon, Pennsylvania neighborhood was shattered by an act of violence that would claim the life of 30-year-old Trivoune Craig. A resident of nearby Farrell, the Black/African American man was discovered in the driver's seat of his car in the 100 block of South Myers Avenue at approximately 3:50 a.m.
He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds, including a fatal one to the face, and his death was swiftly ruled a homicide by the Mercer County Coroner's Office.
The investigation into Craig's death led authorities to a man named Seon Rain. Surveillance footage from the TnT Bar in Sharon provided a crucial timeline of the events leading up to the murder. The video showed Rain interacting with various people, including Trivoune Craig, around the time the bar was closing. A Sharon Police Department captain testified that on the video, Rain appeared to be carrying a concealed firearm. Further footage captured Rain getting into a vehicle with Craig and another individual. After dropping off the third person, Rain moved from the back to the front passenger seat of Craig's car.
Following the shooting, Seon Rain was detained, and on June 24, 2018, a gunshot residue test was administered. The results of that test indicated the presence of gunshot residue on both of his hands. Based on the evidence gathered, Rain was charged with criminal homicide, persons not to possess a firearm, and carrying a firearm without a license in connection with the death of Trivoune Craig.
During the legal proceedings, the court heard testimony regarding the surveillance footage and the gunshot residue evidence. An interesting detail that emerged was that several months prior to his death, there had been a shooting incident at Trivoune Craig's home on Emerson Avenue. While a bullet slug was recovered from a cabinet in the house, it did not match the bullets that were used to kill him, and no one was ever charged in that earlier incident. The prosecution moved to preclude any reference to this prior shooting during Rain's trial, arguing it was not relevant and could confuse the jury. The outcome of Seon Rain's trial and any subsequent conviction or sentencing have not been made publicly available in the provided information.
