Dahvie P. Brown-Bey, a 17-year-old resident of Peoria, Illinois, lost his life to gun violence on August 22, 2023. He was born on May 11, 2006, to Yohni Brown and David Brown, Jr..
The incident occurred just before 8 p.m. on August 22, when Byron A. Jarvis, who was 14 years old at the time, fired four shots at Brown-Bey in front of several bystanders, including a 10-year-old and a 13-year-old. A video of the incident revealed that three of the shots were fired at Brown-Bey's head from point-blank range.
Brown-Bey was taken to OSF St. Francis Medical Center, where he passed away at 2:25 a.m. on August 23, 2023.
Byron A. Jarvis was initially charged with murder as a juvenile but was later ordered to be tried as an adult following a petition by the state. A Peoria County judge granted this petition on December 27, 2023, and Jarvis was ordered to remain in the custody of the Peoria County Juvenile Detention Center until his trial.
Brown-Bey was a student at the time of his death, although the specific school is not mentioned in the available sources related to his death. However, his obituary indicates he was a student, and it is noted that he had been a student at Turpin High School in other contexts.
