Richard Price, 41, a Black man from West Palm Beach, was shot and killed late on August 21, 2025. Officers were called just after 11 p.m. to the 1400 block of 13th Street, where they found two men with gunshot wounds; Price was pronounced dead at the scene and a second man was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Witnesses described a shooter who fled on a black scooter, and surveillance video showed a man matching that description near the crime scene as police investigated. Detectives traced leads to a residence on the 1300 block of North Tamarind Avenue and arrested Hilbert Coop Ellerbe, 53, on August 22. He was charged with first-degree murder in Price’s killing, attempted first-degree murder for the other victim, and possession of a firearm by a felon; he was booked into the Palm Beach County jail and the case moved into the courts while investigators continued gathering evidence.

Loved ones prepared services, with visitation and a celebration of life set for August 30, 2025, at Greater Bethel Primitive Baptist Church in Riviera Beach. Does anyone have information about what happened on 13th Street that night or saw the scooter leaving the scene?