Shabreon Lashay Shay Collins, 25, was shot at her apartment in Dundee, Florida, late on the night of June 27, 2019, and died the next morning, June 28, after surgery. Deputies responded after a 911 call disconnected at about 10:20 p.m. and a Polk County sheriff’s lieutenant in the area heard gunfire. Collins was found inside her apartment with a gunshot wound and was airlifted to Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center; she was reportedly conscious when first reached but later succumbed to a wound to her right shoulder.

Investigators described the case as a home-invasion homicide and reported the shot had been fired through the apartment’s front door with a high-powered rifle. The shooter’s face was covered and escaped the scene; authorities have not publicly named a suspect or announced an arrest. Collins’s boyfriend at the time was said to have been selling marijuana from the apartment and was later arrested on unrelated drug and weapons charges, but police stated he was not considered a suspect in the murder.

Her family has spoken about the depth of their grief and appealed for the shooter to surrender. A reward was offered and later increased to $15,000 for information leading to an arrest. Does anyone have information about that night or the people who frequented the Daniel Street area around the apartment?