Jabari Gilbert was 19 and from Tallahassee when he was killed on July 10, 2019, at The Hub student apartments on Ocala Road. Godwin allegedly pointed a handgun at Simmons in an attempted robbery, a shot was fired into Gilbert’s vehicle floorboard during a struggle, and Simmons left to retrieve a firearm from his apartment.

Simmons is said to have returned and fired multiple rounds into Gilbert’s SUV as it tried to leave; Gilbert was struck at least three times, including one bullet that lodged under his sternum. The vehicle crashed and Gilbert died; Godwin suffered serious gunshot wounds. The investigation resulted in Simmons being arrested and charged with murder and attempted murder, while Godwin was later charged with felony murder due to her role in the drug transaction that led to the death.