Marley Jackson, a 34-year-old African American man and custom jewelry maker, was shot to death inside his luxury condo at the Blue on The Bay complex in Miami on July 20, 2018, shortly before 1:30 a.m. Miami police found Jackson with an apparent gunshot wound; Miami Fire Rescue personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators say two men entered Jackson’s apartment; a witness reported hearing a brief struggle followed by a gunshot. One assailant allegedly stole a Louis Vuitton messenger bag worth about $1,200 before both fled. On July 25, 2018, 28-year-old John Stanton was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and held without bond. A second suspect, 34-year-old Jermaine Sheldon King, was arrested September 21, 2018, and charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery with a deadly weapon; he was identified in part by tattoos and cellphone records and held without bond.

Nothing of significant value beyond the stolen bag was reported taken from the apartment, and the motive remains unclear.