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Jonthomas Hobbs was 17 when he was killed on May 8, 2016, in Lehigh Acres, Florida. What began as a planned sale of marijuana arranged by text messages ended at the intersection of 32nd Street Southwest and Wanda Avenue when the buyer, identified as 17-year-old Tarozjay Cherry, produced a gun and demanded the sellers’ belongings. Deputies arriving about 9:30 p.m. found Hobbs in the roadway with a gunshot that entered his right shoulder, passed through his chest, and tore his heart; he was killed at the scene.

Witnesses said Cherry approached the passenger side of the car; as Hobbs stepped out another passenger handed Cherry the marijuana, and Cherry then pulled a firearm and shot Hobbs. Investigators traced the phone number used to arrange the meeting to Cherry’s mother, recovered a black revolver at the home that matched witness descriptions, and arrested Cherry on armed robbery and homicide charges. He was held in a secure detention center for 21 days while the courts considered the case.

Does anyone have information about Hobbs, the scene that night, or other witnesses who haven’t spoken with investigators?