Maxwell Curtis Muennich was 18 and from Saint Petersburg, Florida when he was shot and killed on April 20, 2016. The shooting occurred around 5:30 p.m. outside his home at 2121 First St. South during what has been described as a drug transaction. Neighbors reported hearing a single gunshot; one neighbor said a woman was screaming and was on top of Maxwell after the shooting. He was taken to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg and pronounced dead at 9:30 p.m. that evening.

According to the arrest affidavit, a vehicle approached and a confrontation followed; 17-year-old Christopher Smith allegedly shot Maxwell in the head with a semi-automatic firearm while attempting to steal the drugs. Smith was arrested early the next morning, booked into the Pinellas County Juvenile Assessment Center, declined to speak and requested an attorney, and was charged with first-degree murder. Lakewood High School provided grief counselors and canceled Florida Standards Assessments testing the day after the killing; the Muennich family declined to comment.

Does anyone have information about Maxwell’s activities that evening or saw the vehicle involved?