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Jervonte L. Gibson, 24, of West Palm Beach was shot to death on March 20, 2019, in the Pleasant City neighborhood during what police say began as a drug deal. Antonio Nikia Bess met Gibson to sell marijuana and later admitted exchanging gunfire; Bess said he saw a gun in Gibson’s vehicle and fired in self-defense after Gibson allegedly shot first. A woman with Gibson disputed that account, saying Bess started the shooting. Surveillance footage and forensic evidence supported her version, and investigators found the angle of the shots and the autopsy results inconsistent with Bess’s claim of justification.

Bess was charged with third-degree felony murder, later pleaded guilty, and received a 15-year prison sentence. Another man, Christian Daniel Caballero-Hudspeth, admitted accompanying Bess, firing at Gibson’s car after initial shots, and disposing of the weapons; he pleaded guilty to third-degree murder in December 2021 and was sentenced to 11 years and six months in state prison. Gibson’s family has said they believe the sentences were too lenient.

Did anyone in Pleasant City see or hear anything that night that could add detail to the timeline?