Micah Gabriel Mebane, a 35-year-old Black man from Kissimmee, Florida, was shot on the afternoon of May 15, 2025, and later died at a local hospital. Deputies from the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 800 block of Cypress Parkway in the Poinciana area after reports of a shooting and found Mebane with at least one gunshot wound; he was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators said the shooting followed a verbal altercation between Mebane and a 21-year-old man in a public area along Cypress Parkway. Detectives identified the other man as Jovaniel Lopez, also reported as Jovaniel Andrews Lopez-Marrero in some accounts, and obtained a warrant the same day. Lopez was arrested and booked into the Osceola County Jail on a charge of second-degree murder; local outlets reported he was held without bond. No additional suspects have been named.

If anyone witnessed the argument or the shooting on Cypress Parkway or has information about what led to the confrontation, please share tips with the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.