Joshua Allen Monroe was 31 when he was shot and killed on July 4, 2017, around 10:35 p.m. The shooting occurred outside a home in the 2600 block of Miriam Street South in Gulfport, Florida. He was struck multiple times during a physical altercation and taken to Bayfront Medical Center as a trauma alert, but died shortly afterward.

Investigators tied the altercation to a drug transaction. Monroe had met with 22-year-old acquaintance Marquelle Drymon for what was described as a drug deal; the meeting escalated into a struggle during which Drymon shot Monroe multiple times. Detectives later identified Drymon as the shooter. By October 2018 Drymon had been arrested and charged with second-degree murder; the arrest followed witness statements and forensic work by the Gulfport Police Department. The motive has not been fully disclosed.

If anyone knew Monroe, his movements that night, or has information about the transaction on Miriam Street South, please share what was seen or heard.