Dakota Edward Kersey, 16, of Ensley, Florida, was found with a single gunshot wound to the head at a trailer park in the 9700 block of Grace Drive on December 18, 2019. He was taken to Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital, pronounced brain dead on December 26, 2019, and removed from life support on December 28, 2019. Investigators early on ruled out suicide and treated the case as possible foul play.

An 18-year-old woman, Kristian Nealy Ard, of Pensacola, was arrested during the investigation. Officers recovered the firearm used in the shooting in her purse and a spent shell casing hidden in a cigarette pack; they also found cocaine, marijuana, THC cartridges, ammunition, counterfeit currency, alcohol, and drug paraphernalia in her vehicle. Authorities say Ard provided false information to law enforcement and that photos and videos on her phone showed her with drugs and firearms, including the gun used in the shooting. Ard was charged with multiple offenses and later received a 20-year state prison sentence followed by 10 years probation. Dakota’s mother said the suspected motive was jealousy over a new girlfriend.

Are there witnesses or neighbors who remember activity at the trailer park on or around December 18, 2019?