Tomohnd Newkirk, 15, was shot and killed on December 18, 2024, at about 6:00 PM at the TGM Bay Isles Apartments, 11850 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street North in St. Petersburg, Florida. St. Petersburg police found Newkirk with a gunshot wound; he was taken to Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital and pronounced dead.

Following the investigation, authorities arrested 17-year-old Zymere Darden-Williams and charged them with second-degree murder. The St. Petersburg Police Department continues to investigate the circumstances and has asked the public for information. Community members have offered condolences about the loss of a young life during the holiday season.

If anyone has information about what happened that evening at the Bay Isles Apartments, please contact the St. Petersburg Police Department.