Kayvon Dunbar was 15 and from Bradenton when he was shot and killed late on August 25, 2025. Officers found him mortally wounded outside a home on the 400 block of 11th Avenue East around 11:30 p.m. The shooting followed a planned robbery that detectives say had been staged to target a fifth person described as a drug dealer.

Investigators say Dunbar and three others lured the dealer to the location. When the dealer saw masked figures approaching armed with two guns, he fired in self-defense and one of the suspects returned fire; the exchange of gunfire left Dunbar dead. In the weeks afterward police arrested three teenagers they say were involved: Zyquan Kit, 17; Jeremiah Lilly, 18; and Star Stewart, 15. Each was charged with felony murder with a firearm because the killing occurred during an attempted armed robbery. The State Attorney’s Office will decide whether the two juveniles are prosecuted as adults.

Anyone who knew Kayvon, saw the events that night, or has information about the planned robbery is asked to come forward.