Dennis Joshua Atkinson was a 14-year-old student at Evans High School when he was killed in a drive-by shooting on September 21, 2020. The shooting occurred late at night on the porch where he was sitting in the 1600 block of Glendale Road in the Pine Hills neighborhood of Orlando. A 15-year-old who was with Atkinson was critically injured; both boys were taken to a nearby hospital, and Atkinson was pronounced dead from gunshot wounds.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation and asked the community for help identifying the shooter. On October 16, 2020, an 18-year-old named Lorenzo Hall turned himself in and was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the case. Authorities said the arrest was part of a broader effort by local law enforcement and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force targeting two gangs identified as the 438 and the Army, which were believed to be tied to a string of violent incidents in the area.

Anyone with information about the shooting or the gangs’ activities in Pine Hills is asked to come forward.