Courtney Wright, 40, of West Palm Beach was fatally shot on September 8, 2019 while attending a block party on the 1800 block of North Tamarind Avenue. He was transported to St. Mary’s Medical Center and pronounced dead; at least two other people were wounded and later went to a nearby hospital. No arrests have been announced and the West Palm Beach Police Department has not released specific details about the shooting.

Wright’s death intensified community grief: dozens gathered to remember him and call for action against neighborhood violence. His aunt, Angela Williams, said the family was devastated and noted Wright was the 20th relative she had lost to gun violence in Palm Beach County; Williams founded the Mothers Against Murderers Association after another nephew was killed and has supported hundreds of families affected by homicide.

The killing came amid a troubling rise in homicides in the city’s Northwest neighborhood and was reported as the fourth homicide since the current police chief took office and the 12th of the year. Anyone with information is asked to contact the West Palm Beach Police Department.