On May 9, 2023, 21-year-old Terri McKenzie and her 23-year-old boyfriend, Vernaldo Donner, were shot while driving a white 2017 Mercedes Benz GLC 300 in Fort Lauderdale. The couple was turning off Sunrise Boulevard onto the I-95 northbound ramp around 2:30 a.m. when a gunman opened fire, riddling the vehicle with bullets. Both victims were found with gunshot wounds and taken to Broward Health Medical Center, where they later died. About 18 shell casings were recovered on the roadway at the scene.

McKenzie’s family described her as a high school graduate who had recently accepted work as a certified nursing assistant and hoped to become a registered nurse. Initially no suspect information was released and the case remained unsolved for months, but in November 2024 authorities arrested eight suspected gang members in connection with multiple shootings and murders, including this one. Kevaris Johnson, 23, was identified as the accused trigger man and investigators said neither McKenzie nor Donner was the intended target. If anyone knew Terri or saw activity on Sunrise Boulevard near I-95 that night, please come forward with information.