Branden Jackson was 17 when he was shot and killed on June 9, 2016, at a graduation party in the 17000 block of 31st Road North, west of Loxahatchee Groves, Florida. Deputies from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office found him deceased of an apparent gunshot wound just before midnight. Witnesses described a loud argument before a single gunshot and chaos as partygoers fled.

The investigation led to the arrest of 19-year-old Shamar Dajhawni Lawrence. He was charged with first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and taken into custody on June 13, 2016. The motive was not immediately clear. Branden was remembered as a cheerful, generous high school student and a talented baseball player whose death deeply affected his community.

Does anyone have details about the events that night or information that could shed light on what sparked the argument?