Charles Morris Jr., 16, left home on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, saying he was going fishing with a friend. Around 3:30 p.m., his father flagged down Boynton Beach officers to report his son had just been shot. Guided by a 911 caller, officers found Charles on the ground inside a vacant house at 1726 Northeast 6th Street in the Preserve at Boynton Beach, suffering a gunshot wound to the head. He was taken to Delray Medical Center as a trauma alert and was pronounced dead at about 10:46 a.m. on Friday, June 6, 2025.

Detectives said a friend told the teen’s mother that Charles had been robbed shortly before gunfire was heard, a detail that shaped the early investigation as police canvassed the neighborhood and tried to reconstruct his final movements. No arrests had been announced and police did not publicly identify a suspect or motive while investigators appealed for tips and the community helped the family with funeral costs.

Anyone who saw or heard anything in the hours around the shooting is asked to come forward with information.