On April 20, 2024, two teenagers died at a house in unincorporated St. Petersburg, Florida. Four teens gathered that day at 2685 Grove Park Avenue North while the homeowner, 26-year-old Derek Pobuta, was out of town; 17-year-old Hector Phieffer was staying there to watch the homeowner’s dog. Phieffer had invited 14-year-old Sayuri Jade Ruiz of New Port Richey and another female he met about a month earlier on a social media app, and later their 18-year-old friend Alex Spasiano arrived. The group spent the day using alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine and handled a firearm that belonged to the homeowner, taking photos with it and playing with it.

A verbal argument about Phieffer’s sexual history escalated. While Ruiz was speaking to the other female, Phieffer approached her, pointed the gun at her head, and shot her. Phieffer then shot himself in the head. Deputies responding to a 911 call at about 8:47 p.m. found Ruiz dead from a gunshot wound to the head; Phieffer was transported and pronounced dead at 10:16 p.m. An autopsy was scheduled and next of kin were notified.

Who knew Sayuri or was at that address who can help clarify what happened that day?