Corlenzo Williams, 24, of St. Petersburg, Florida, was shot and killed on the evening of April 12, 2022 while walking along 17th Avenue South near 28th Street South to visit his girlfriend and their 2-year-old daughter. The attack was described as unprovoked. His mother, Cynthia Jenkins, spoke of her heartbreak that he would never see his daughter grow up.

Investigators linked Corlenzo’s killing to a second, similar shooting two days earlier that left 60-year-old Vernon Williams (no relation) dead. Police worried the two random, proximate attacks might be connected. Authorities later identified and arrested 34-year-old Johnny Carnegie as a person of interest and charged him with two counts of first-degree murder and an aggravated assault charge; he was already in custody in Hillsborough County on unrelated charges when the warrant was issued. The investigation remained active and the families urged anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone knew Corlenzo’s movements that evening or has information about the shootings, please share what you know with investigators.