National kart racing champion Tyler Weaver was shot and killed at his Forest City, North Carolina, home in a “targeted” home invasion on October 24, 2025.

When the incident occurred, WLOS pointed out that 25-year-old Weaver was found on the floor of the home with multiple gunshot wounds.

Forest City Police Chief Chris LeRoy described the scene as a “robbery gone bad,” noting that Weaver was “targeted.”

On November 7, 2025, the New York Post reported that two individuals had been arrested in connection with the home invasion. The paper identified the alleged gunmen as 35-year-old Quitez Watkins and 26-year-old Jaquavious Craig.

Watkins and Craig are both charged with first-degree murder and are being held without bond.

Weaver won the 2018 Maxxis Kart Racing National Championship.

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