Pernell Devon James, a 23-year-old Black man from Delray Beach, Florida, was shot to death on May 8, 2014, at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Southwest Eighth Avenue. He was driving when he was shot, crashed his vehicle, and was taken to Delray Medical Center, where he died of his injuries.

Investigators tied the killing to a longrunning feud between the James and Johnson families. Multiple violent incidents between the two families and their associates had been reported over the years, and a retaliatory shooting at the Johnson family home occurred the day after James died. Law enforcement began closely monitoring shootings involving both families in response.

Few public details are available about arrests or suspects specifically connected to James’s slaying. Did anyone in the community witness the shooting or have information about the feud that could help clarify what happened that night?