John Daniel McGee was 33 and a Lakeland, Florida resident when he was shot in the back on December 17, 2022, in a parking lot on Pirates Way in the Secret Cove subdivision. He was taken to hospital in critical condition and initially survived, but died on January 9, 2023, after refusing medication needed for recovery. His refusal was reportedly because he wanted to seek personal revenge against his shooter rather than cooperate with law enforcement.

Investigators arrested 19-year-old La’Darion Chandler, described as a self‑proclaimed rapper from Lakeland, on a first-degree murder charge after detectives found a rap video he posted in which he bragged about the shooting and included details not publicly released. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said witnesses at the scene did not come forward and that the victim did not cooperate.

Did anyone in Lakeland see McGee on December 17, 2022, or have information about the shooting or the people involved?