Phillip James Simmons Jr, 26, was one of two people shot to death on October 21, 2020, at the Madison Cay Apartment Homes in Fort Pierce, Florida. He and 25-year-old Emily Marie Gordon were found near the complex parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds; both were taken to HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital and died shortly after arrival.

Investigators say surveillance footage captured an altercation between the victims and a suspect, later identified as Tyriek Jacari Ganious, who was shown engaging with them before producing a firearm and shooting both victims multiple times. Ganious was arrested on October 26, 2020, on a weapons charge and was wearing clothing similar to that in the footage. He was formally charged with the murders on December 10, 2021, and later convicted and sentenced.

The Fort Pierce community was shaken by the killings, and the department described the case as the result of sustained investigative work. Does anyone have information about Simmons Jr’s movements that night or about the Madison Cay Apartment Homes parking area?