On December 25, 2023, 20-year-old Jamayais Bennett was shot in the 1300 block of Louisiana Street in Plant City, Florida, at about 9:41 p.m. Plant City police say officers found Bennett clutching his chest; he was taken to South Florida Baptist Hospital by Plant City Fire Rescue and died from his injuries. Witnesses reported Bennett was on foot, talking on a cellphone, when a person in a silver SUV approached and fired multiple rounds.

Investigators believe there was a second victim. Two days later, on December 27, an employee at Garden of Peace Cemetery found a blood-covered man lying near the tree-line; that man was identified as 30-year-old Zonteveon Shaw and was also deceased. A team of Plant City detectives is handling the homicides, and Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay is offering up to a $5,000 reward for information leading to identification and arrest of the suspects.

Anyone who knew Bennett, Shaw, their movements that evening, or who has information about the silver SUV or its occupants is asked to contact Sergeant Gerald Baker or report anonymously through Crime Stoppers.