Jamarion Brown, a 23-year-old man, was shot during a crowded late-night pool party near Pittsburg in Camp County, Texas, just after midnight on May 24, 2025. Reports describe multiple gunshots amid a large gathering; Brown, a Mount Pleasant native and junior basketball player at Henderson State University, was among those struck. Initial community notices identified him as “lost to gun violence” in Pittsburg on that date, and local coverage placed the shooting at a private party in Camp County.
Deputies and first responders found Brown gravely wounded from a gunshot to the head. He was taken first to a nearby hospital and later airlifted to a Tyler facility, where he died from his injuries. Two other people were also hit—one in the leg, another in the hip—but their wounds were described as non-life-threatening. Memorials and funeral services followed in Mount Pleasant in the days after his death, reflecting the deep shock felt by teammates, coaches, and the wider community.
Investigators quickly identified a suspect. Onterrian Jamour Newton, a 17-year-old from Mount Pleasant, was arrested and charged with murder in connection with Brown’s killing; authorities have indicated additional charges are pending related to the other wounded victims. Reports in the following weeks noted that Newton remained in custody as the case proceeded.
