On February 17, 2023, 21-year-old Redd Nelson was found with a gunshot wound in the 1300 block of Highland Avenue near East 15th Street in Apopka, Florida. Deputies from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office responded just before 10 a.m.; Nelson was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead there. The circumstances of the shooting were initially unclear and prompted an immediate investigation.

On March 1, 2023, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 24-year-old Jamal Keon Johnson, who was charged with first-degree murder with a firearm in connection with Nelson’s death. No further details about what led to the shooting were released at that time. Nelson, born January 17, 2002, was mourned by family and the Apopka community, and an online memorial was established.

Anyone with information about the February 17 shooting is asked to contact Crimeline.