Jacob Angel Hernandez, 19, of Apopka, Florida, was dropped off at AdventHealth Apopka about 12:50 a.m. on May 10, 2022 with a gunshot wound and later died. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office opened an immediate investigation and offered up to a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest after the shooting initially remained unsolved.

Investigators later charged a childhood friend and neighbor, Arden Xavier Torres, then 16, as an adult. Torres faced manslaughter and possession of a firearm by a minor based on the state attorney’s presentation of evidence. Jacob’s parents said they had warned him about Torres, though Jacob considered him a friend. Jacob’s mother, Melissa Farrell, reportedly heard a gunshot, saw Torres approaching with blood on his hands, and then found Jacob shot in the back of the head.

The family described Jacob as kind and committed to helping others and said they wanted forgiveness while hoping Torres would turn his life around. Does anyone have information about Jacob’s last hours or the relationship between him and Torres that could help investigators?