Elliott DeMorris DeShawn Byrd, 22, of Fort Pierce, was found shot to death inside his North 22nd Street home on January 17, 2017. He had been shot multiple times in the upper torso and head. Byrd was born July 15, 1994, graduated from Treasure Coast High School and worked as a certified nursing assistant.

Five days earlier, on January 12, 2017, Byrd was ambushed while walking on North 12th Street near Avenue D. Three men in a car—Polo Delva, Luckson Cadet, and Fred David Boston—got out and began shooting at him; Byrd returned fire. Cadet was grazed and later located by police. Multiple types of shell casings were recovered from that scene, and authorities said the motive was under investigation.

After the January 17 killing, Fort Pierce police arrested Polo Delva and Luckson Cadet on attempted first-degree murder charges in connection with the January 12 shooting, and a warrant was issued for Fred David Boston. The connection between the ambush and Byrd’s murder remained under investigation. Did anyone in Fort Pierce see or hear anything around January 12–17 that could help clarify what happened?