On the morning of October 3, 2024, 24-year-old Jalen Lavaria Houston was fatally shot in her home on North Ransom Street in Gastonia, North Carolina. The incident occurred around 7 a.m. following an argument with her boyfriend, 34-year-old Phillip Patrick Byers Jr.
Byers was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon. He is currently held in Gaston County jail without bond. Court records indicate that Byers was out on bond for an assault on a f
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