Tyrell Bell, 21, of Kissimmee, Florida, was found dead on September 14, 2021, in an orange grove near Lewis Griffith Road and Grove Road 3 in Lake Wales. Grove workers discovered Bell and alerted the Polk County Sheriff’s Office; investigators determined he had been shot twice in the head and described the circumstances as suspicious.

Investigators say Bell had been in contact with 21-year-old Javorice Tramel of Lake Wales and arranged to meet at Tramel’s residence on W. Seminole Avenue. Bell arrived about 12:48 a.m. on September 14, and between about 1:00 a.m. and 1:16 a.m. Tramel allegedly shot him twice in the head, left the body in the orange grove, then drove Bell’s vehicle to several locations before abandoning it at a QP gas station in Lake Wales later that evening.

Tramel was located and arrested on September 22, 2021, in Frostproof on several charges including grand theft of a vehicle, burglary of a vehicle, and violation of probation. On October 8, 2021, Tramel was charged with first-degree murder and with using a two-way device to commit a felony. The Sheriff’s Office cited witness testimony and forensic analysis as part of the investigation.

Did anyone in the Lake Wales or Kissimmee area see Bell’s vehicle on the night of September 14, 2021, or have information about his movements that night?