Demonte C. Cherry, 23, of Mount Dora, Florida, was shot and killed on August 9, 2022, in a cul-de-sac on Hollywood Creek Road. The shooting began after a dispute on social media between Cherry and 19-year-old acquaintance Malik Fisher. According to witness accounts in the investigation, Fisher approached Cherry’s vehicle as Cherry was making a U-turn and fired multiple times through the window. Cherry returned fire, striking Fisher in the leg and a woman who was with him, but Cherry died at the scene.

Fisher and the injured woman went to the hospital after the shooting. Fisher was later arrested and charged with premeditated first-degree murder. Reports in the case note a history of conflicts between the two men that likely contributed to the confrontation.

If anyone in Mount Dora remembers the August 9 incident or has information about the events leading up to it, please come forward.