Tyron Jermaine Perrin was an 18-year-old Black man and a high school senior just three days away from graduation. Known to loved ones as "Rizz," he was described by his mother as a well-mannered and mild-spirited person. His obituary remembered his bright spirit and infectious smile, and noted his faithful service at his church, Jesus is the Word and Ministry.
On the evening of June 4, 2024, Susquehanna Township Police responded to a report of an unconscious person at the Whisperwood
Apartments in the 3600 block of Brookridge Terrace in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Around 7 p.m., officers found Tyron in the basement laundry room of one of the buildings. He was deceased at the scene, having been found face down in a pool of blood. The Dauphin County Coroner's Office later conducted an autopsy, which confirmed that Tyron died from a single gunshot wound to the chest. His death was ruled a homicide.
The investigation led police to a 13-year-old suspect, Zahkee Talib-Davis. According to court documents, witnesses saw Talib-Davis enter the apartment building with Tyron. Shortly after, they heard a single muffled gunshot and then saw Talib-Davis leaving the building. Investigators determined that Tyron had been shot with a 9mm pistol.
Zahkee Talib-Davis was arrested and charged as an adult with first-degree murder and carrying a firearm without a license. In August 2025, he was sentenced for fatally shooting Tyron Perrin.
Tyron's death devastated his family and the Susquehanna Township High School community, where he was a student. The school district expressed profound sadness and made grief counselors available to students and staff. On June 7, the day Tyron was supposed to graduate, his father and brother walked across the stage at the commencement ceremony to accept his diploma posthumously. His mother, Mary James, later wrote about the heartbreak of planning a funeral for her oldest son instead of a graduation celebration, calling his death a "senseless killing."
