Dominique Dawson was 27 and from Vero Beach, Florida when he was found dead on May 28, 2014. The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office confirmed he died of a gunshot wound and treated the incident as a homicide. Investigators reported a possible disturbance earlier that week involving Dawson and an unidentified subject that they believed might be connected to the shooting.

Authorities conducted an autopsy and interviewed numerous people while searching for witnesses, but no immediate arrests were made. In April 2016 investigators followed a tip and searched the Indian River Lagoon below the Barber Bridge for a firearm that was believed to have been discarded. The case remains open and under active investigation.

If anyone knew Dominique, saw activity near the Barber Bridge area in late May 2014, or has other information, please come forward.