Aqkil David Brooks was an 18-year-old Black male who was shot and killed on May 1, 2017, in Tampa, Florida. The shooting happened at 8212 Trammell Trail while Aqkil and another associate were inside a vehicle; Aqkil died at the scene. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office classified the case as a homicide and opened an investigation.

No suspects have been identified or arrested, and the case remains unsolved. Authorities have said the shooting does not appear to have been random and have asked the public for information. Aqkil’s family remembered him at a funeral service on May 13, 2017, at St. James AME Church in Tampa.

If anyone has information about the events at 8212 Trammell Trail on May 1, 2017, please contact the Sheriff’s Office.