On August 18, 2018, 19-year-old Demetrius Traylor was shot and killed at Abbots Trailer Park in Callaway, a suburb of Panama City, Florida. He was with acquaintances when the shooting occurred; initial reports described the death as an accident, but his mother, Siobhan Avery, said those present gave inconsistent accounts and pressed that the circumstances were more sinister than an accidental discharge.

Investigators identified Jacorian Thomas, a friend of Traylor, as the shooter. Thomas admitted being under the influence of illegally obtained pain pills when he used a 9mm handgun to shoot Traylor, then dragged the body out of the mobile home, left it on a dirt road, attempted to clean blood from the scene, and fled. Thomas was arrested in Polk County on August 9, 2019.

At trial a Bay County jury convicted Thomas of manslaughter with a firearm and tampering with evidence on April 6, 2021; sentencing was scheduled for April 23, 2021. Anyone with information about Traylor or the events that night is asked to come forward.