Quayshond Michael Dirden was 23 when he was fatally shot on February 20, 2015, at about 10:00 PM at the Forrest Creek Apartments on Patton Drive in Pensacola, Florida. The shooting happened during an altercation that was reportedly tied to a drug debt.

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office identified 22-year-old Roy Laboris Fails as the suspect and charged him with second-degree murder; Fails was held without bond in the Escambia County Jail. Both Dirden and Fails were reported to be associated with the Tres Up gang, and investigators believed the shooting was connected to gang-related activity.

The community responded with grief and frustration over another young life lost to violence and calls for better opportunities and support for youth were voiced. If anyone knew Quayshond, Roy Fails, or has information about the events that night, please come forward.