Mikel Gilchrist, an 18-year-old African American male, was shot and killed on December 19, 2018, in Sanford, Florida. The shooting happened about 7:50 p.m. in the 800 block of East 10th Street. Neighbors reported hearing gunshots; officers found Gilchrist with multiple gunshot wounds and he was taken to Central Florida Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police arrested Alashawndray Juwan Brown after the investigation; Brown was located a few blocks away on Willow Avenue with gunshot wounds. He was critically injured, taken to a hospital, and charged with second-degree homicide. Detectives determined Brown was the individual who shot and killed Gilchrist. A third person, Justin Jerrod Kilgore, was identified as a person of interest and sought for questioning; he also had an active warrant on unrelated charges.

Gilchrist’s mother publicly appealed for financial help to cover funeral expenses, saying the family had no life insurance. Does anyone have information about that night on East 10th Street or about Kilgore’s whereabouts?