Dontravious Bolden was 17 and a Fort Pierce resident when he was shot on December 16, 2018, in the 1600 block of North 17th Street. He was wounded in the early afternoon, taken to a hospital, and died shortly after the shooting. The Fort Pierce Police Department took a suspect into custody at the scene, but the person’s identity was not released immediately and no formal charges were announced at the time.

Police described the investigation as active and said officers canvassed the neighborhood and continued interviewing witnesses in the days after the killing. The community held memorials and vigils for Bolden and voiced concerns about youth gun violence in the area. If anyone has information about what happened that afternoon or knew Dontravious, please share what you know with investigators.