Shakia Nicole Young, 27, of Fort Pierce, Florida, was shot inside a moving vehicle near Georgia Avenue and South 15th Street on October 8, 2021 and died at a local hospital on October 9, 2021. Reports say an altercation inside the car involved a 16-year-old boy, Jamarion Abari Miller, who was sitting in the driver’s side back seat and produced a handgun, firing at Shakia, who was in the front right seat. The firearm was recovered and two witnesses at the scene identified Miller as the shooter.

Shakia’s family remembers her for a vibrant personality and her devotion to her young daughter, Traniya. The five people in the vehicle had reportedly attended a party at Shakia’s home earlier that evening; Miller and Shakia were described as friends and there was no formal relationship among the group. After an initial attempted murder charge, Miller was later charged with first-degree homicide and is being prosecuted as an adult.

Does anyone have information about the night of October 8 or about the people who were in the vehicle that could help investigators?