Jaquar Derraile Tyheem Mathis

Deadly force

At approximately 8:30 p.m., police received calls of shots fired at a business called The Spot. Dequante Rashad Yarde, 19, was shot and killed. A second shooting victim was seriously wounded. A drive-by shooting was reported shortly thereafter. Desmond La'aies Edwards, 21, Jaquar Derraile Tyheem Mathis, 21, and Ricky Lenford Hugh Nelson, 20, allegedly were involved. Desmond La'aies Edwards had already fled from the other and ultimately turned himself in. Both Mathis and Nelson fled from deputies in the other; deputies pursued with lights and sirens activated. After ramming three Sheriff's Office vehicles, and stop sticks being successfully deployed, both men fled from the other on foot and into an apartment. A police dog was sicced on Jaquar Mathis at the door of the apartment, however, he began pulling the dog inside, and deputies shot and killed Mathis.