Curtis Israel Gray, an 18-year-old high school senior from Palm Coast, Florida, was shot once in the abdomen and died after being airlifted to Halifax Health Medical Center on April 13, 2019. He was described as an athlete who competed in football and track and field. Curtis was found in a parking lot outside a smoke shop and coin laundry on Belle Terre Parkway after approaching an SUV there.

Witnesses gave a description of the shooter that led investigators to a nearby residence where the SUV was recovered along with marijuana, firearms, and an identification card belonging to Marion Leo Gavins Jr. A 17-year-old who matched the witness description was arrested the day after the shooting and charged with first-degree murder. Investigators concluded the confrontation may have been linked to derogatory social media posts about a friend of Curtis, and surveillance footage from the smoke shop was used as evidence.

In October 2021 Marion Gavins pled guilty to the murder of Curtis and received a sentence of 40 years for first-degree murder plus five years for an attack on a corrections deputy while awaiting trial; the sentence is subject to review after 25 years. Did anyone who knew Curtis or who was in that area on April 13, 2019, see anything that could add to what is known?