Tyi Frances Regina Faison, a 30-year-old African American mother of three, was found fatally shot on May 9, 2021, near South Orange Avenue and 6th Street in Orlando, Florida. Her body was discovered about 6:20 a.m.; investigators treated the death as a homicide and cordoned off the scene. Reports say she had been walking home from work when she was shot, an event that occurred on Mother’s Day and left her family and community grieving.

On May 25, 2021, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 39-year-old Dimity Lamont Pearson, who was charged with first-degree murder with a firearm. Authorities say Pearson had called Faison’s workplace hours before the shooting and threatened her life; he was booked into the Orange County jail and held without bond. The legal process was then underway as the family sought answers.