Tylique LeJohn Christie was 18 when he was shot on the evening of June 18, 2023, in the 4400 block of Northwest 22nd Avenue in Northwest Ocala. Marion County deputies responded to reports of multiple shots fired around 6 p.m. and found Christie critically injured; he was taken to a local hospital and died the next morning at about 9:30 a.m. The Sheriff’s Office has called the case an isolated homicide and says there’s no evidence linking it to a separate fatal shooting in the area two weeks earlier.

Christie attended Forest High School and Lake Weir High School, played football and basketball, and participated in YMCA and travel basketball programs. His family described him as a social butterfly who planned to start a business and was considering getting a Commercial Driver’s License. They have expressed frustration over limited information and urged the community to help prevent further violence.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Daniel Pinder, the MCSO non-emergency line, or Crime Stoppers of Marion County.