DeShayla Ferguson was 16 when her body was found on October 24, 2022, along the 5300 block of Broken Pine Circle in Orlando. Authorities say she had been missing for several weeks before the discovery. She was under the care of the Florida Department of Children and Families because of involvement in a human trafficking case and reportedly ran away from a DCF office in Orange County on August 12.

Court records and charging documents say DeShayla was about 20 weeks pregnant when she was killed. On November 7, 2022, deputies arrested 17-year-old Lorenzo Larry and charged him with second-degree murder and killing an unborn child by injury to the mother. In a recorded interview, Larry described the shooting as a "freak accident" and court records say he knew of DeShayla’s pregnancy prior to the shooting. Authorities have not disclosed further details, citing the investigation’s ongoing status.