Simone Biles’s Brother Accused of Triple Murder in Ohio
The brother of Olympic gymnast Simone Biles has been charged with murder in a New Year’s Eve shooting that left three people dead, People magazine reported on Friday.
Twenty-four year old Tevin Biles-Thomas was charged with murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault and perjury, according to a statement from Cleveland police.
The shooting in question took place at a party on December 31, 2018. According to the statement, an “uninvited group” entered the home and “an altercation ensued” between the group and guests.
Guns were pulled and multiple people were shot, three of whom died: Delvante Johnson, 19, Toshaun Banks, 21, and Devaughn Gibson, 23.
After police conducted an investigation, they identified Tevin Biles-Thomas as a shooter in the incident. NBC reports that Tevin is on active duty with the Army.
Tevin was arrested Thursday and taken into custody. Reps for Simone haven’t commented yet, but she did make a tiny statement on Twitter.
