Jawon Demetrius Williams, 18, of Palm Bay, Florida, was shot during a gathering at a residence near Liberia and Henry streets in northeast Palm Bay on January 19, 2021. He was taken to Holmes Regional Medical Center and was pronounced dead there. The Palm Bay Police Department treated the case as a homicide and opened an active investigation, interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence at the scene.

Investigators faced challenges determining a motive, and it was not immediately clear whether any suspects or persons of interest had been identified. No arrests had been announced as of the latest update. Williams’ death was one of several homicides in Brevard County in the early weeks of 2021, part of a local surge in violent incidents.

If anyone attended the gathering or has information about events near Liberia and Henry streets on January 19, 2021, please come forward to Palm Bay police.