BEAUMONT, Texas — A Beaumont man was found not guilty of murder after a 2020 shooting claimed the life of another man.
Davion Mason was standing trial and charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of 26-year-old Tevin Moore. Moore was shot and killed on his birthday.
The trial began Tuesday, September 13, 2022. Jury began deliberating on Thursday and returned with a not guilty verdict at 11:30 a.m. Friday
The trial was held in front of Judge Raquel West.
The fatal shooting took place on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, according to a Beaumont Police Department release. Beaumont Police were called to the Plymouth Village on Helbig Road around 2:45 p.m.
Officers found Moore with multiple gunshot wounds.
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.