Ricky Ryon Willis was 10 when he and his mother, Stephanie Willis, were found dead in their Tampa home on October 21, 2018. The deaths followed a violent altercation that escalated into a fatal shooting. Court records say the conflict began over a disagreement about what to watch on television and that bullet casings were recovered under Ricky’s bed, indicating he had been hiding when he was shot.

Tyrone Johnson, who was Stephanie Willis’s boyfriend at the time, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The prosecution argued the killings were premeditated and that Johnson sought out Ricky after killing Stephanie. Johnson claimed self-defense; a jury convicted him and sentenced him to death for Ricky’s murder and to life imprisonment for Stephanie’s murder. The Florida Supreme Court later upheld the death sentence.

If anyone knew Ricky or Stephanie, or has information about what happened that night, please share what you remember.