BEAUMONT, Texas — The trial for a 22-year-old Beaumont man charged with murder in connection to a 2020 shooting began Tuesday.
Davion Mason is accused of murdering 26-year-old Tevin Moore. Moore was shot and killed on his birthday. In addition to murder, Mason is also charged with felony assault of a family member.
(Editor's note: The above video is from a June 14, 2022 newscast.)
On February 16, 2022, Mason rejected a plea deal. If he had taken the plea, Mason could have been sentenced to no more than 45 years in prison.
The trial was set to begin in June, but a jury was sent home after a key witness became ill. Mason is currently being held in the Jefferson County Jail bonds totaling more than $1 million.
During the first day of trial, a jury mostly heard from Beaumont Police Officers and crime technicians that responded to the deadly scene in 2020. Officers walked jury members through how they zeroed in on a suspect.
Officers testified a description given to them by witnesses led police to Mason.
On day two of trial, testimony came from a woman that was dating the suspect at the time of the shooting.
She says they were both at the apartments to celebrate the victim's birthday.
She testified that Mason and Moore started pushing each other before the deadly shooting.
It's still unclear what started the fight.
The fatal shooting took place on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020. Beaumont Police responded to the Plymouth Village Apartments on Helbig Road around 2:45 p.m., after receiving a call about a shooting victims.
When officers arrived, they found Moore. He had been shot multiple times.
Witnesses at the scene told police that Mason shot Moore after a verbal argument between the two escalated. Mason later called Beaumont Police from Ironton Street and turned himself in.
This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
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From a previous Beaumont Police Department release
Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 2:44 P.M. Officers responded to 5080 Helbig, Plymouth Village, in reference to a shooting victim near apartment #119. Upon arrival officers located a deceased male, identified as Tevin Moore, a 26 year old Beaumont man. Moore had multiple gunshot wounds.
Witnesses told officers that Moore and Davion Mason (AKA Dollar), a 21 year old Beaumont man, got into a verbal argument. The argument escalated and Mason shot Moore. Mason later called Beaumont Police Department from an address on Ironton and turned himself in. Mason was transported to the police station to give a statement to detectives and then arrested.
Mason was transported to Jefferson County Correctional Facility and booked in for Murder. Judge Collins set his bond at $1,000,000.
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