On April 19, 2024, 25-year-old Wilber Perez was shot and killed about 11:40 a.m. at the Tiger Bay Apartments in the 400 SE 24th Drive area of Gainesville, Florida. The Gainesville Police Department describes the shooting as an active homicide investigation; detectives are following leads but no arrests have been reported as of October 30, 2024.

Authorities have asked anyone with information to contact the Gainesville Police Department at 352-393-7681 or submit anonymous tips to Alachua County Crime Stoppers at 352-372-7867. There is no public timeline yet that identifies a suspect or motive.

If anyone knew Wilber Perez or witnessed the shooting or anything suspicious in that area around the time of the incident, please come forward with information to investigators.