Andrew Michael Sanders was 20 and from Pensacola, Florida. Family described him as a devoted partner and father, proud of owning a house and a car and of holding a management position by 18; he also played music and worked at Dunkin. On the evening of April 24, 2025, Sanders went to the 200 block of Washburn Street to meet several people for what authorities believe was a prearranged sale of a pound of marijuana. He got into the backseat of a gray Chevy Malibu and a struggle broke out. A nearby resident reported hearing banging on the car windows, then a single gunshot, and the vehicle sped away.

Sanders was reported missing that night. The next morning, April 25, deputies found the gray Chevy Malibu abandoned in a field near Currier Place and Salem Drive, and discovered Sanders inside with a gunshot wound to the head. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office identified three suspects and arrested Michael Polnitz Jr., 21; Kaleb Bonner, 17; and Antonio Larkins, 19. Investigators say the meeting was initiated as a staged drug deal to rob Sanders and that Bonner fired the fatal shot. Has anyone in the Pensacola area seen Sanders in the days before April 24 or has information about the meeting on Washburn Street?