8:30 p.m. 6/3/25 UPDATE:
On June 3, 2025, the Danville Police Department arrested Tyliek Niem Hanks, 26, of Java, Virginia in reference the ongoing shooting investigation from Carver Drive that resulted in the death of 22-year-old Jay’Shaun Tiejae White, of Hurt, Virginia.
Hanks was the driver of the Chrysler sedan in which White was found deceased and was one of the males wounded in the incident. He has been charged with the following at this time:
3 counts – Discharge a Firearm from a Moving Vehicle
3 counts – Malicious Wounding
3 counts - Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony
Investigators, crime scene technicians, and officers continue to work this still active investigation. More arrests and charges are likely as the investigation continues.
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9:45 p.m. 6/1/25 UPDATE:
Homicide Update - Arrest Made
On June 1, 2025, the Danville Police Department located and arrested 26-year-old Juwan Montel Baker, of Danville in reference the ongoing shooting investigation from Carver Drive that resulted in the death of 22-year-old Jay’Shaun Tiejae White, of Hurt, Virginia.
Juwan Montel Baker was a passenger in the Chrysler sedan in which White was found deceased and has been charged with the following at this time:
3 counts – Discharge a Firearm from a Moving Vehicle
3 counts – Malicious Wounding
3 counts - Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony
Investigators, crime scene technicians, and officers have worked non-stop since the incident occurred and continue follow-ups on the still active investigation. More arrests and charges are likely as the investigation continues.
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8 a.m. 6/1/25 ORIGINAL RELEASE:
Homicide Investigation
The Danville Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred just before 1:30 a.m. Sunday, June 1, in the 100 block of Carver Drive.
Officers were dispatched to the area of Carver Drive and Cheyenne Drive on reports of multiple shots fired. Upon arrival, a Chrysler sedan was found sitting in the roadway with a deceased male victim in the front passenger seat suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper body. He was identified as Jay’Shaun Tiejae White, 22, of Hurt, Virginia. The suspected driver of that vehicle, a 26-year-old male of Java, Virginia was located on an adjacent street suffering from a gunshot wound and he was transported by EMS to SOVAH Health Danville.
Shortly after the initial call, three additional individuals showed up at SOVAH Health Danville with injuries from the gunfire that occurred on Carver Drive and Cheyenne Drive. Those individuals were a 31-year-old male of Danville, a 25-year-old male of Danville, and a 19-year-old female of Danville. The female was treated and released and the three males were transferred to other medical facilities for treatment.
The initial investigation into this incident revealed that there was a large outdoor gathering on a property located just off the intersection of Carver Drive and Cheyenne Drive and that gunshots were exchanged between the Chrysler and other individuals at the gathering.
The Danville Police Department is asking that anyone who may have been present at this incident to please contact us at any of the options below.
Anyone with any other information is asked to please contact the Danville Police Department by either calling 911, patrol at 434-799-6510 option 4, investigations at 434-799-6508 option 3, and option 1 again, contacting Crime Stoppers at 434-793-0000, approach any officer you see, through social media, via email crimetips@danvilleva.gov, or use our crime tips app CARE at www.p3tips.com/tipform.aspx?ID=818#.
Individuals with information leading to an arrest and conviction could be eligible for a cash reward.