Curtis Montra Myers was 25 when he was killed in a drive-by shooting on October 12, 2017, on Northeast Fronie Street in Lake City, Florida. Known as Pants, he grew up in Columbia County, played basketball and football in school, and was remembered by family and friends as intelligent, funny, friendly and well raised.

According to reports, a man in a passing vehicle shot Curtis; he was taken to UF Health Lake Shore Hospital and later died of his injuries. Investigators identified and arrested 28-year-old Deron Matthews; he was charged in connection with the homicide and with illegal possession of a firearm and aggravated assault, and was denied bond as the case moved through court.

Curtis’s death deeply affected his community and family, who held funeral services and sought justice. Did anyone in Lake City at the time see the shooting or the vehicle involved on Northeast Fronie Street?