Donald J. Avery was 17 and from Saint Petersburg, Florida, when he was shot dead on October 11, 2014. He was found on the 34th Street South pedestrian overpass with a gunshot wound to the upper body after a passerby heard a gunshot around 2:40 a.m. He was taken to Bayfront Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators say Avery met 16-year-old David Nathan Garrett at the overpass for a drug transaction. Garrett allegedly produced a handgun and shot Avery multiple times; Garrett was later charged with first-degree murder. Garrett’s family moved to La Belle, and he was taken into custody at La Belle High School on an outstanding warrant. Garrett’s 21-year-old sister, Karissa Smock, was also charged after allegedly calling and threatening to kill a witness.

Avery’s death drew attention to safety on the pedestrian overpass and to gun violence linked to drug transactions. Does anyone have information about that area or the people involved that could help this case?