Derick Luke, 39, of Cocoa, Florida, was shot near Brophy Boulevard in unincorporated Cocoa on January 14, 2017. Deputies from the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting at about 11:45 a.m.; Luke was found critically wounded, taken to a hospital, and pronounced dead. Investigators tied the shooting to an earlier disturbance that day.

Authorities say 41-year-old Levetirus Leon Cole drove a vehicle that also carried Luke to a residence on Brophy Boulevard after the earlier disturbance. Cole allegedly displayed a firearm and threatened a group outside the residence. During the confrontation, 24-year-old Xavier Thomas of Cocoa fired at Cole, and Luke was struck. Cole fled before deputies arrived; he was arrested on January 15, 2017, by the Brevard County GAMEOVER Task Force and held without bond on multiple felony charges related to the shooting, plus a felony probation violation in another matter.

Anyone with information about what happened on January 14 near Brophy Boulevard is asked to come forward.