Aaviel Javion Hester-Guadalupe, 21, was found dead from a gunshot wound inside a unit at Reflections Apartments, 205 SW 75th St, Gainesville, on April 13, 2025. Deputies with the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office responded to a medical emergency call about 10:40 a.m. and located Hester-Guadalupe unresponsive on his couch; authorities have classified the death as a homicide.

No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified and the Sheriff’s Office says the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Travis Beville or Crime Stoppers.

Did anyone in the community see or hear anything near Reflections Apartments on the morning of April 13 that could help investigators?