Jessiah Pharrell Boyd was an 18-year-old student at Dr. Phillips High School when he was shot on the evening of October 20, 2022, in Orlando. Deputies responded to a reported crash on the 6700 block of Stardust Lane around 7:30 p.m. and found Boyd inside the crashed vehicle with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. Investigators recovered several shell casings at the scene, suggesting he had been shot before the car crashed.

Investigators say a planned robbery was involved; an arrest affidavit reports the suspects intended to lure Boyd with the promise of sex to rob him. Surveillance footage reportedly showed two people firing at Boyd’s vehicle as he tried to drive away, and one person in the back seat allegedly jumped out as the shooting began. Authorities offered a reward up to $5,000 for tips, and several arrests followed in 2023, including juveniles and adults charged with first- and second-degree murder.

Does anyone have information about Boyd, the people he associated with that night, or the area around Stardust Lane that could help clarify what happened?