William Dean was 18 and a senior at Escambia County High School when he was fatally shot on January 11, 2020, in the 2200 block of West Hernandez Street in Pensacola. The shooting occurred about 4 p.m. Family and friends remembered him by the nickname Chill and said he pushed his sister out of the bullets’ path, saving her life.

Investigators linked the killing to an ongoing, drug-related feud between two men named Tyree Sims and Kewauntez Matthews; both were arrested on drug charges. No one was immediately charged with Dean’s murder. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office issued a BOLO for a gray Chevy Silverado and identified two men, Kuanterion Rivers and Seanques Bailey, as persons of interest as the inquiry continued.

Dean’s family described him as always smiling and laughing. Does anyone who knew William or who was in the West Hernandez Street area that afternoon have information to share?