UPDATE: Man who shot & killed Amazon coworker sentenced to 23 years behind bars

From Local 3 News: UPDATE: A man who was convicted in January for shooting a coworker in the parking lot of Amazon in Chattanooga was sentenced on Tuesday.

According to Hamilton County Criminal Court records, 21-year-old D'Ante Jones was sentenced to serve 23 years behind bars.

His sentencing comes after Jones was convicted of second-degree murder on January 31, for shooting 19-year-old Javontae Moon on August 9, 2023 in the parking lot of the fulfillment center on Discovery Drive.

Moon later died at a hospital.

Police said Jones told investigators that he and Moon had an argument in the parking lot over a woman because Jones wanted the victim to stop talking to her.
 
After the exchange in the parking lot, Jones went home to get a gun and came back to the plant.

Jones was originally charged with first-degree murder; however, the jury found him guilty of a lesser charge following about four hours of deliberations.

 

PREVIOUS STORY: A jury found a man guilty of second-degree murder for shooting his coworker in the face outside the Chattanooga Amazon facility in 2023.

D'Ante Jones was found guilty of the lesser charged after four hours of deliberation. He was originally being charged with premeditated first degree murder for shooting Javontae Moon through his left eye. Moon later died at the hospital.

The shooting reportedly came from a dispute over a woman.

Jones is scheduled to be sentenced on April 11, 2025.


 
PREVIOUS STORY: The man accused of shooting and killing another man outside of Amazon in August appeared in court on Wednesday morning.

Police say 20-year-old D'ante Jones is accused of shooting 19-year-old Javontae Moon on August 9, outside the entrance to Amazon's fulfillment center on Discovery Drive.
Moon later died at a hospital.

In court, an investigator said Jones explained that on the morning of the shooting he had a talked with the victim over a woman. Jones wanted Moon to stop talking to her. They had a argument in the parking lot then Jones went home to get his firearm and returned to the scene.

Jones is charged with First Degree Murder and Possession of a Firearm during a Felony.

During a court appearance on Wednesday, the case against Jones was sent to a grand jury.

Jones remains at the Hamilton County Jail and Detention Center on a $1-million bond, according the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office website.

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PREVIOUS STORY: Chattanooga police have announced that the August 9th Discovery Drive shooting victim at Amazon Fulfillment Center, 19-year-old Javontae Moon, has passed away from the wound he received.

Charges have been upgraded to First Degree Murder, and 20-year-old D’ante Jones remains in custody.



PREVIOUS STORY: Chattanooga Police have made an arrest for the early morning shooting at the Amazon fulfillment center that left a teen in critical condition.
 
Police say 20-year-old D'ante Jones has been taken into custody and charged with Attempted First Degree Murder and Possession of a Firearm during a Felony.

D'ante was taken into custody this afternoon and has been charged with the shooting of a 19-year-old man on the Amazon property, approaching the victim and shooting him at close range.

According to the affidavit, D'ante Jones was an employee at Amazon.
 
Jones told police he and the victim got in an argument this morning in the parking lot. He said after his shift that he got a rideshare home, got his gun, and came back to shoot the 19-year-old.
 
First responders say they found the 19-year-old victim with severe injuries after being shot in the head when they arrived around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday.
 
The victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition with life-threatening wounds.
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Previous Story: Chattanooga police are investigating a shooting that happened outside Amazon's fulfillment center on Wednesday morning.

It happened shortly after 4:30 a.m. in the 7200 Discovery Drive, just outside Amazon's entrance.


Police say they arrived at the scene to find a 19-year-old man who had been shot in the face at close range by an unidentified man in the parking lot.

Police say the shooter ran from the scene and has not been found at this time.

Police say they believe the victim was targeted and that there is no threat to the public.

Police also say they do not believe the incident was gang-related.

The victim, whose name has not been released, was taken to a hospital where he remains in critical condition.

Police say the investigation is ongoing.

This marks the 65th shooting incident in Chattanooga this year. CPD data from the last three years shows this is the first shooting incident reported at the Discovery Drive address.



PREVIOUS STORY: Police are currently responding to a shooting outside of the Amazon Fulfillment Center near Volkswagen Drive.

Reports of the shooting came in at approximately 4:33am Wednesday morning when Chattanooga police responded to a person shot call on Discovery Drive.

At this time, authorities have yet to release any details on the number or condition of any victims.