Joshua A. Tyson was 16 when he was shot and killed at the Sutton Place Apartments in Ocala, Florida, on July 22, 2021. Officers responded to reports of shots fired about 9:25 p.m. and found Joshua with multiple gunshot wounds; he died shortly after being transported to a hospital.

Investigators say he was shot multiple times, but motive and the circumstances leading up to the shooting remain unclear. The Ocala Police Department opened an investigation and asked the public for information; no arrests were made immediately after the incident and the case remained unsolved for some time. A separate shooting days later at Promenade at Ocala Apartments involved a 19-year-old, Jihad Kiran Elvy, but authorities determined that event was unrelated to Joshua’s death.

Joshua is remembered by family and friends for his vibrant personality and potential. Anyone with information about what happened at Sutton Place Apartments on July 22, 2021, is asked to contact investigators.