Nieem Nelson-Bailey, a 20-year-old African American man, was fatally shot on September 30, 2021, at the VOCO Hotel on Anastasia Boulevard in Saint Augustine, Florida. He was in a hotel room with his girlfriend and two male friends when one friend, identified as 18-year-old Alexander Reece Johnson, began handling a firearm. Johnson pointed the gun at Nieem; it discharged and Nieem died from the wound. The girlfriend witnessed the shooting and said the two friends fled the room immediately afterwards.

Police later arrested Johnson and charged him with negligent manslaughter with a firearm. The other friend, identified as Gabriel Debaun (known as Gabe), turned himself in that same evening. The St. Augustine Police Department confirmed there was no ongoing threat to the community while both men were in custody. The investigation described the shooting as accidental rather than premeditated, attributing the death to reckless handling of a firearm.

Does anyone have information about Nieem, the events that night, or the people present in the room?