Kenneth Lester Leggett, 56, was shot and killed on August 14, 2020, in Kissimmee, Florida. Deputies responded to reports of shots fired at the Red Star Restaurant and Bar on West Irlo Bronson Highway and found Leggett with gunshot wounds in the parking lot of the nearby Duo Boutique Hotel. He died shortly after the shooting.

Investigators identified 28-year-old Jace Steven Gipson as the prime suspect. Gipson was arrested on August 16, 2020, with assistance from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and booked into the Osceola County Jail on a charge of second-degree murder; authorities said he did not cooperate with the investigation. Motive and other circumstances were not disclosed and the investigation remained ongoing.

If anyone was at the restaurant or hotel area that evening or has information about the shooting, please come forward to investigators.