Wyoming
Teen suspect stands trial for fatal Wyoming shooting
WYOMING, Ohio (WXIX) – The 14-year-old suspect, referred to as T.P., faced a judge for the first time on Friday following his arrest Thursday and the shooting death of Jaymir Hill Wednesday.
Prosecutors said the fatal shooting was the result of a gun sale gone wrong.
Meanwhile, in the West End, a Stop the Violence event was held aimed at bringing the community together.
“Your honor this entire incident was captured on video. There are multiple witnesses to this crime.”
T.P. is being held in the youth detention center following his arrest on murder and felonious assault charges after being accused of killing 15-year-old Jaymir Hill in a shooting in Wyoming. A possible motive was revealed in court.
“The subject admitted to meeting the deceased person to purchase the firearm. During the firearm transactions a physical altercation occurred, and the listed arrestee obtained the firearm. The listed arrestee shot the deceased person one time causing his death.”
According to his public defender, T.P. had no prior record and is set to start the 8th grade next month.
He argued T.P. shouldn’t be held but released to his parents and electronically monitored. Both of his parents were in court.
“So if he is on EMU, he is going to comply with EMU. He is going to be in the home going only to school and back and that is when school starts.”
Prosecutors don’t feel the same, stating that T.P. should be held due to the serious nature of the charges and safety concerns.
The judge ruled, based on the allegations, for T.P. to be held until at least his next court date.
Hours after the court hearing in the nearby West End, a Stop the Violence event was held.
It was organized by Save Our Youth Kings & Queens, an organization dedicated to reducing gun violence and providing resources to people in the community.
“We need everybody to just step up and go into these communities and touch the youth that’s misunderstood and going through some things that making them picking up these guns and doing these reckless, reckless, horrible homicides they’re doing,” Mitch Morris, founder of Save Our Youth Kings & Queens, said.
The event was held at Linn and Clark Streets, giving people in the community a chance to connect.
“He can’t do it alone. We can’t do it alone either,” Capt. Doug Snider of the Cincinnati Police Department said. “We need to work in partnership with the community, so we wanted to come out here and support him with this today because we’re all one team. We’re all working together to achieve that common goal.”
Morris said he feels it’s important to celebrate the most precious gift…the gift of life.
“It’s pretty bad right now,” he said. “We have these horrific shootings in these neighborhoods and people will raise up and be all hands on deck for a couple of weeks and then they die down. We have to be consistent. Day after day, year after year, to show we’re serious about this. We’re tired of this happening in our communities..”
T.P. is due back in court on July 21. A motion has been filed to bind this case over to adult court.
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JACKSON, Wyo. – Jackson Hole Public Art (JHPA) is proud to announce the
public installation of 250 Portraits, a community art project featuring self-portraits created and submitted by Wyoming residents from across the state. Launched in honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary, the project invited Wyomingites of all ages and backgrounds to submit portraits of themselves or other Wyoming residents, resulting in a vibrant and deeply personal collection of artwork.
Portraits were submitted by artists ranging in age from 5 to over 80, representing residents from 16 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. Participants included individuals, families, school groups, and educators who worked with their students to take part. The result is a wide-ranging snapshot of the people who call Wyoming home, from young children just beginning to express themselves through art to lifelong residents reflecting on decades of experience and identity.
The portraits are now on display in five large-scale grid installations located throughout downtown Jackson. They can be found at the Center for the Arts, JH Book Trader, the Antler Inn, the alley at Pinky G’s, and the Jackson Hole Elks Lodge. The exhibition will remain on view throughout the summer, giving locals and visitors alike the opportunity to take in the full collection at their own pace.
The exhibit, 250 Portraits, was designed to highlight both individual identity and collective belonging, weaving together faces from communities large and small into a single, statewide visual portrait of Wyoming’s people. By placing the work in accessible, high-traffic locations in downtown Jackson, JHPA hopes to spark conversation among residents and visitors about what it means to be part of a community that spans such a wide and varied landscape.
A self-guided walking map is available to help visitors navigate between the five sites and experience other public art projects throughout Jackson. For more information and to access the 2026 Public Art Map, visit https://www.jhpublicart.org/art/2026map.
Pair your portrait with an audio story! Please consider adding your voice to another state-wide project celebrating the stories of everyday Wyomingites: Re-Storying the West.
All over Wyoming, there are little free libraries in neighborhoods for those who are looking for a new book. The process is simple. Take a book and leave one for others to experience.
READ MORE: Wyoming’s Little Libraries
We also have neighborhood food pantries for families in a pinch who need a little help. Again, the process is easy. Take a meal, and when you’re able, leave one for another family in need.
READ MORE: A New Local Neighborhood Food Pantry System in Wyoming
Several of the North Platte River’s access points have loaner life jackets. Once again, it’s simple. If you need a life jacket, take one, then return it to another access point for others who need it.
READ MORE: Return The Loaner Life Jackets After You Use Them
These are fantastic programs across the state that show how much communities care about others. I found another program that I think would really fly here, and it’s already going strong in some places around the country, like Montana.
The process, just like these other programs, is simple but very effective. With Wyoming fisheries being so popular, these could help make it an even bigger global sensation.
Flybrary – Take a fly, leave a fly.
I saw this article on FlyLordsMag.com and thought it was fantastic.
Montana artist Brandi Massey is passionate about fly fishing, and she used her own experience of leaving her fly box at home when leaving for a fly fishing trip. After that experience, she remembered seeing a “Flybrary” on her social media timeline and decided to jump into action and do her own version of the “Flybrary” to ensure other fly fishing trips don’t get ruined because of not having any flies.
She had her dad build the box, got her permits, and put up her first “Flybrary” on the Blackfoot River, and has more in the works.
In the article, Brandi explained why she decided to do it.
I’ve been fly fishing since I could hold a fly pole in my hand. Always trying to catch more fish than my dad. I love the fly fishing community and this is a great way to stay connected to the community. I’m an artist and this is an amazing way to show a piece of myself to the world.
Have you ever seen a “Flybrary” out in the wild? LET ME KNOW HERE
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