BREAKING NEWS. 12 INVESTIGATES HAS OBTAINED COURT DOCUMENTS REVEALING AN ARREST HAS NOW BEEN MADE IN CONNECTION TO THE DEADLY SHOOTING OF A 16 YEAR-OLD BOY AND HIS DOG IN FORSYTH COUNTY. ACCORDING TO THOSE DOCUMENTS, 19 YEAR OLD JOHN FOWLER JR IS FACING FOUR COUNTS OF DISCHARGING A WEAPON INTO AN OCCUPIED DWELLING OR MOVING VEHICLE. COURT RECORDS STATE. QUOTE THE DEFENDANT FIRED MULTIPLE ROUNDS, SPECIFICALLY FOUR SHOTS INTO AN OCCUPIED DWELLING, WHILE THE VICTIM, IDENTIFIED AS JTL, WAS PRESENT INSIDE. INVESTIGATORS SAY. 16 YEAR-OLD JADEN TYLER LIVINGSTON WAS SHOT AND KILLED SATURDAY AT HIS HOME ON WALKERTOWN ROAD. HIS DOG WAS ALSO KILLED IN THE SHOOTING. AT THIS HOUR, IT REMAINS UNCLEAR WHETHER ADDITIONAL SUSPECTS COULD BE INVOLVED. WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE FORSYTH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE FOR MORE DETAILS. AS COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW FOWLER APPEARED IN COURT JUST EARLIER TODAY, AND IN A STATEMENT, THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAID, IN PART, DUE TO THE NATURE OF THIS INVESTIGATION, WE ARE REFRAINING FROM RELEASING CERTAIN INFORMATION IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF THE CASE. THE STATEMENT GOES ON TO SAY A MEDIA RELEASE OR PRESS CONFERENCE IS EXPECTED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. MEANWHILE, FRIENDS, COACHES AND LOVED ONES REMEMBER JADEN AS A STANDOUT ATHLETE AND AN EVEN BETTER PERSON. THERE IS A GOFUNDME CAMPAIGN THAT LAUNCHED EARLI
Man charged in connection with 16-year-old Jayden Livingston’s death, court records reveal
Updated: 8:18 PM EDT May 7, 2026
A man is facing charges in connection with the death of a Triad teenager.According to court records, John Fowler Jr., 19, has been charged with four counts of discharging a weapon into an occupied dwelling. Documents revealed Fowler fired into an occupied dwelling on New Walkertown Road in Walkertown.Documents also revealed Fowler had “reasonable grounds to believe the dwelling was occupied at the time.”Fowler fired four shots into the dwelling while the victim, Jayden Livingston, was inside.Livingston, a student at West Stokes High School, was shot to death along with his dog over the weekend. Fowler appeared in court earlier on Thursday.A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to support Livingston’s family during this time.Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsNAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here
A man is facing charges in connection with the death of a Triad teenager.
According to court records, John Fowler Jr., 19, has been charged with four counts of discharging a weapon into an occupied dwelling. Documents revealed Fowler fired into an occupied dwelling on New Walkertown Road in Walkertown.
Documents also revealed Fowler had “reasonable grounds to believe the dwelling was occupied at the time.”
Fowler fired four shots into the dwelling while the victim, Jayden Livingston, was inside.
Livingston, a student at West Stokes High School, was shot to death along with his dog over the weekend. Fowler appeared in court earlier on Thursday.
A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to support Livingston’s family during this time.
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