Larry Koonce Jr., 37, was shot and killed inside a residence at 3603 Wedgewood Plaza Drive in Riviera Beach, Florida, on May 8, 2022. Riviera Beach police and emergency personnel responded about 4:15 p.m.; Koonce was pronounced dead at the scene. Some databases have linked the death to nearby Palm Beach Gardens, but police reports place the homicide at the Wedgewood Plaza Drive address in Riviera Beach.

A year-long investigation produced no immediate arrest, but detectives later focused on Koonce’s son, Larry Lamar Koonce III. Investigators described him as the prime suspect and said they gathered enough evidence to obtain an arrest warrant, with robbery reported as a possible motive. Koonce III, 17 at the time, was taken into custody on July 30, 2023, initially charged with first-degree murder with a firearm and robbery with a firearm and held at the juvenile detention center before the case moved into adult court.

Court proceedings included a dispute over Koonce III’s competency and the qualifications of the expert appointed to evaluate him. On June 4, 2025, the Fourth District Court of Appeal denied his challenge, finding the circuit court properly appointed a qualified expert and allowing the criminal proceedings to continue. Those records do not establish a conviction; the murder and robbery allegations remain criminal accusations. Does anyone have information about the Wedgewood Plaza neighborhood or the events around May 8, 2022?