On September 12, 2023, 15-year-old Quashawn Burgess Jr. of Bartow was found dead in the driveway of 3050 Saint Paul Drive in Winter Haven. First responders arrived after a 911 call about 2:30 a.m.; Quashawn had suffered a gunshot wound to his face. A nearby resident reported hearing a noise like a pop around 12:30 a.m., initially thought to be fireworks. His mother last saw him on the living room couch at 10:30 p.m. the night before and did not know he had left.

Detectives identified several people connected to the events that night. Rashan Harris II admitted he picked Quashawn up in Bartow and drove him to Saint Paul Drive to buy marijuana; an altercation between Quashawn and an unknown white female with brown hair led to a gun being fired. Harris fled and was later arrested and charged with multiple felonies, including failure to report the death. Investigators also arrested Jase Govia and Pierre Sauveur on felony drug charges linked to selling marijuana from the house, and identified the female as Lilia, at whose residence the stolen firearm used in the murder and drugs were recovered; she was charged with related felonies.

Was anyone in the Winter Haven area that night aware of a confrontation or saw vehicles or people arriving at Saint Paul Drive around midnight?