Keives Brooks was 19 and a student at Tallahassee Community College when he was killed in a planned ambush on September 19, 2017. The shooting occurred outside an apartment on Putnam Drive in Tallahassee after a dispute that began with an argument at Florida A&M University’s cafeteria. Brooks, originally from Bradenton, was struck by four bullets and found dead on the landing outside the second-floor unit; his brother and a friend were also shot but survived.

Authorities say three men — Reginald Brown, Demarlis Martin, and Davaris Dawes — lured Brooks and the others to Brown’s apartment under the pretense of settling the earlier argument. Text messages recovered during the investigation reportedly show the suspects discussed shooting the victims when they arrived, with Dawes expressing eagerness to use a firearm. The three were arrested and charged with premeditated murder and attempted murder and held without bond at the Leon County jail.

The killing was reported as Tallahassee’s 15th homicide that year. Does anyone have information about Brooks, his activities around campus, or the events leading up to that September 19 meeting?