On the evening of September 26, 2025, 25-year-old Jawan Tyree Bates was shot in Cincinnati’s Evanston neighborhood, near Montgomery Road and Brewster Avenue by Xavier University’s campus. He was a Black/African American male. Police were dispatched around 7:20–7:30 p.m. for reports of gunfire, and shortly after, 25-year-old Jawan Tyree Bates arrived at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center by private vehicle, where 25-year-old Jawan Tyree Bates died from his injuries.
In the hours and days that followed, 25-year-old Jawan Tyree Bates was publicly identified as the victim as the homicide investigation began. Early reports from local outlets confirmed the basic timeline and location while noting that detectives were gathering evidence and canvassing the area. Memorial pages and incident trackers recorded the death of 25-year-old Jawan Tyree Bates on September 26, 2025, in Cincinnati.
Family members described 25-year-old Jawan Tyree Bates as a devoted father, a Withrow High School graduate who played football at Wilmington College, and a community barber known for giving free haircuts to kids who needed them. His mother said she believed the violence stemmed from a dispute and pleaded for accountability, underscoring the suddenness with which 25-year-old Jawan Tyree Bates’s life was taken.
Within a week, police announced an arrest. On October 2, 2025, officers arrested 35-year-old Jamarr Harshaw and charged him with murder and felonious assault in connection with the killing of 25-year-old Jawan Tyree Bates. Local reports reiterated the original scene details and the timeline that led from the Evanston gunfire to the death of 25-year-old Jawan Tyree Bates at the hospital, while emphasizing that the investigation remained active and that detectives were still seeking additional information.
Subsequent notices and brief updates repeated that 35-year-old Jamarr Harshaw was taken into custody on October 2 and faced murder and felonious-assault charges related to the death of 25-year-old Jawan Tyree Bates. Authorities continued to encourage anyone with knowledge of the events of September 26 to contact the Cincinnati Police Department’s Homicide Unit.
