Jessiah Boyd

Jessiah Pharrell Boyd was an 18-year-old male and a student at Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida. On the evening of October 20, 2022, deputies with the Orange County Sheriff's Office were called to the 6700 block of Stardust Lane for a reported car crash. When they arrived around 7:30 p.m., they found Boyd inside the crashed vehicle with a gunshot wound. He was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Investigators at the scene found several shell casings on the ground, indicating Boyd had been shot before his car crashed.

In the days following the shooting, Boyd's mother, Patriece Johnson, pleaded for anyone with information to come forward. Authorities offered a reward of up to $5,000 for tips that could lead to an arrest. As the investigation progressed, details of a planned robbery emerged. According to an arrest affidavit, the suspects intended to lure Boyd under the guise of sex in order to rob him. Surveillance footage reportedly showed two people shooting at Boyd's vehicle as he attempted to drive away.

The case saw a major breakthrough several months later. On May 4, 2023, the sheriff's office announced the arrests of three people. The suspects were identified as 16-year-old Angel Luis Vega, 20-year-old Demetrius King, and 19-year-old Jaylee Ramirez. King was charged with first-degree murder, while Vega and Ramirez were charged with second-degree murder. The affidavit noted that Ramirez had been in the back seat of Boyd's car and jumped out as the shooting began.

Two months later, a fourth and final suspect was taken into custody. In July 2023, 17-year-old Shaila Yarimar Irizarry-Del Hoyo was arrested by the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office and charged with first-degree murder in connection with Boyd's death. Following her arrest, sheriff's officials announced that they were not looking for any other suspects in the case.