Jerry Wayne Sherrell, 54, was fatally shot on July 1, 2013, around 11:30 p.m. as he walked home after buying cigarettes near 282 NE 54th Street in Miami. Police describe the incident as a robbery attempt aimed at taking his cell phone. Sherrell was held at gunpoint by two people, including a teenager; when he refused to hand over the phone, one of the assailants shot him. The suspects were reported to have been on bicycles. A 16-year-old boy was quickly apprehended and charged with Sherrell’s murder.

Family and community members were left mourning a life lost to what police called a senseless act of violence over a personal item.

If anyone witnessed the shooting, saw the suspects on bicycles that night, or has information about what happened, please come forward.