TROY, Ala. (WDNews) – Two Phenix City residents are in custody following their arrests for a 2021 gas station shooting in Troy that left one man dead and five others injured. Zy’kayedria Ka’shay Thompkins, 23, and Jahunter Imorriss Johnson, 22, were apprehended on November 5. They are now facing murder and attempted murder charges connected to the November 14, 2021, killing of 27-year-old Zacharias Devonta McClendon of Clio.
The incident, which occurred at the Ztec gas station on U.S. Highway 231 South in Troy, was a tragic event that sent five others to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. None of the individuals involved were residents of Troy or students at Troy University, according to authorities at the time.
After being arrested in Phenix City, Thompkins and Johnson were processed at the Troy City Jail before their transfer to the Pike County Jail, where they now await bond. Troy Police have expressed gratitude to several agencies, including the Criminal Investigation Division, the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force, the Pike County District Attorney’s Office, and the Department of Forensic Science, for their dedicated work in solving the case.
As the nearly three-year investigation moves forward, police urge anyone with additional information to contact the Troy Police Department at 334-566-0500 or the secret witness line at 334-566-5555.
