Kionne Chadre Atkins, 19, was shot and killed on October 10, 2021, at about 4:30 a.m. while attending an unauthorized block party in Alachua, Florida. Officers on scene heard multiple rounds of gunfire as they attempted to disperse the large crowd; Atkins was found seated in a white Honda with a gunshot wound to his torso and later died at UF Health Shands Hospital.

The Alachua Police Department opened a homicide investigation with assistance from the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, Gainesville Police Department and High Springs Police Department. At the time of the investigation no suspect, motive or further leads had been released, and authorities asked anyone with information to contact APD or Alachua County Crime Stoppers.

Atkins had a pending criminal case in Alachua County from December 2020 that was still active at the time of his death; details of those charges were not disclosed.