Leon Mobley Jr., an 18-year-old African American male, was shot multiple times and killed on May 7, 2015, near the St. Lucie County Library at Avenue D and North 31st Street in Fort Pierce, Florida. Neighbors reported hearing a barrage of gunfire; Mobley was rushed to a nearby hospital but succumbed to his injuries. The community was reported to be deeply shaken, and Interim Fort Pierce Police Chief Frank Amandro commented on the ongoing violence in the area, mentioning that a 2-year-old girl had been killed in a drive-by shooting weeks earlier.

The Fort Pierce Police Department launched an intensive investigation, and on May 13, 2015, two suspects surrendered and were arrested in connection with the killing. Kevonte Javon Gaskin, 24, of Fort Pierce, and a 17-year-old male from Port St. Lucie were charged with first-degree murder with a firearm; Gaskin was held without bail at the St. Lucie County Jail and the 17-year-old was placed in the St. Lucie Regional Juvenile Detention Center. Authorities said community-provided information played a key role in the arrests.

Leon Mobley Jr. left behind family and friends mourning the loss of a young life to gun violence. Does anyone have information about Mobley’s activities in that neighborhood or the shooting on May 7, 2015?