Arthur Elbert Starks, a 61-year-old African American man who had lived in Titusville after moving from Brooksville more than 28 years earlier, was shot and killed on December 27, 2020. He was working on repairs to his maroon 2003 Saturn Ion in the parking area of the Forest Park Apartment Complex on Rock Pit Road when an unknown assailant fired shots at about 3 PM. Officers found Starks inside his vehicle with gunshot wounds; he was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead at 3:44 PM.

The motive and the identity of the shooter or shooters remain unknown. No arrests have been announced and investigators say the suspect or suspects fled the scene immediately after the shooting. The Titusville Police Department is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Starks is remembered by his family as a husband, father, and grandfather and by the community for his work as a roofer, handyman, and auto mechanic.

Anyone who knew Arthur or who may have seen activity around the Forest Park Apartment parking area on December 27, 2020, is asked to contact investigators with tips.