Izayah Gaffney Lilavois, 25, was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Park Towers Apartments at 777 NW 155th Lane in northwest Miami-Dade on August 14, 2025. Deputies found him gravely wounded in the late morning; Miami-Dade Fire Rescue flew him to a trauma center where a doctor pronounced him dead. The scene near the Golden Glades Interchange was secured as investigators interviewed witnesses and collected evidence.

Officials said the suspected shooter did not flee and remained at the complex, later surrendering to law enforcement. Detectives described the dispute as having begun over live chat while playing the video game NBA 2K25 and then escalating to an in-person meeting at the complex shortly before 11:45 a.m., where the argument continued until shots were fired. Within a week, authorities publicly named and booked 23-year-old Derrick Terrell Ates II on a charge of second-degree murder in connection with Izayah Gaffney Lilavois’s death.

Did anyone in the area that morning see the encounter or know more about how the online argument turned deadly?