Durrell Dupree Palmer, 36, was shot and killed at a Circle K gas station in Cantonment, Florida, on May 23, 2022. Surveillance video shows Palmer approach a gas pump and engage in a heated conversation with 37-year-old Charles Tyree Moore III; the encounter escalated when Moore pulled out a handgun and fired four times into Palmer’s torso at close range. Moore fled the scene, later called 911 to turn himself in, and was taken into custody by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators found a loaded gun in the center console of Palmer’s truck; that firearm was not used in the shooting. Moore claimed self-defense, referencing social media threats and a belief Palmer thought Moore was having an affair with Palmer’s wife, but the prosecution and jurors rejected that claim. Moore was convicted of second-degree murder and, on July 17, 2024, was sentenced to 50 years in prison. Palmer was a well-known Pensacola community activist involved in charity events, job fairs, a Black Lives Matter mural and was an NAACP award recipient.

Did anyone in the community have contacts or memories of Durrell Palmer’s projects or outreach that could add context to his life and work?