James Bacon was 25 and a resident of Winter Garden, Florida when he was found shot and unresponsive on West Crown Point Road about 1:45 a.m. on July 4, 2019. He was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead at 2:47 a.m. The investigation identified a 13-year-old boy, Vamari D. Bostic, as having been involved in a dispute with Bacon that culminated in the fatal shooting. Bostic was described as armed and dangerous before turning himself in shortly after the incident.

Bostic was charged with first-degree murder and appeared before a juvenile judge on July 5, 2019; he was held in juvenile detention while the state had up to 30 days to decide how to proceed. He also faced a separate grand theft charge. Family statements noted Bacon and Bostic were acquaintances who had a falling out; Bacon’s mother, Tysha Brunson Townsel, publicly expressed grief and forgiveness.

What details about the dispute or witnesses’ accounts might help clarify how this confrontation escalated to deadly violence?