Skykeem Pitts was 21 when he was shot and killed on September 28, 2014, in Haines City, Florida. The single bullet entered his right upper back, crossed his upper body and struck his heart. He died after attending a community event called Chunky Sunday at Boomerang Park, where a crowd had gathered near a lot between a barbecue restaurant and a building housing Faith Kingdom Church and a barber shop.

Pitts had been a standout football player at Ridge Community High School and had signed a letter of intent with Marshall University before an arrest in 2013 that was not prosecuted altered his trajectory; he later attended Georgia Military College and left a few months before his death. Witnesses said Pitts was with Harold Lavon Carter Jr. at the scene. Carter was later arrested and charged with manslaughter, aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and giving law enforcement a false ID. Authorities say Carter exchanged gunfire with Jozeff Turpin, who was also injured and later arrested for possession of a deadly weapon by a convicted felon.

The motive remains unclear and the investigation was ongoing. If anyone who attended Chunky Sunday or knew Skykeem has information, please come forward.