On April 6, 2025, at about 2:19 a.m., officers responded to a shooting in the parking lot of the Magic Mall at 2155 West Colonial Drive in Orlando. Officers found 46-year-old Joseph U. Phillips with a gunshot wound; emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene. Investigators say Phillips had been a patron at D’Junction Island Bar and Restaurant and stepped outside as a group in the parking lot became involved in an argument.

Police allege 42-year-old Keishawn A. Richards pulled a firearm and attempted to shoot another person in the dispute, and Phillips was inadvertently struck by a stray bullet. Richards was later arrested at his residence by the Orlando Police Department SWAT team and charged with manslaughter with a weapon; he was denied bond at his first court appearance. A second person, 29-year-old Naratha N. McKinney, is accused of brandishing a weapon and firing several rounds into the air and was charged with manslaughter and aggravated assault with a firearm. Authorities say Phillips was the uncle of Richards’ wife. The investigation remains ongoing.

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