Stephen Ellis Murphy, 28, of Cocoa, Florida, was shot and killed in Titusville on January 8, 2018. The shooting happened in a residential neighborhood near Palmetto Street and Robbins Avenue; multiple 911 callers reported numerous gunshots around 7:45 p.m., with some witnesses saying it may have been a drive-by and others describing the sound as possibly from an automatic weapon. Officers found Murphy with a gunshot wound to his stomach and he was taken to a local hospital, where he died at about 8:35 p.m.

The Titusville Police Department and the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office secured a three-block radius and investigated, but the suspect had fled and no arrest had been announced. The motive was unclear and the case remained open. If anyone saw activity in the Palmetto Street and Robbins Avenue area that evening or has information relevant to the shooting, share what is known with investigators.