Micah Dankowitz, an 18-year-old from North Port, Florida, died after a drive-by shooting on June 18, 2021. He was found near Porto Chico Avenue on South Biscayne Drive with a gunshot wound to the head, taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital and placed on life support, and died a few days later.

North Port Police treated the case as a homicide and arrested multiple people. Arrested were 22-year-old Anthony Earl Wicks and four teenagers initially identified as Javen M. Paul, 15; Navarius Mason, 14; Gaven Scott Smith, 17; and later Travon Abdi, 15. All five were charged with second-degree murder. Authorities say the shooting began after an argument over social media and that the suspects were believed to be known to the victim. Investigators reported the shooters traveled in a red Nissan Cube and fired from that vehicle.

Two others, Kayla Seylhouwer, 18, and Kenneth Seylhouwer, 40, were arrested and charged with accessory after the fact, and Kenneth Seylhouwer faced additional tampering with evidence charges. If anyone has information about Micah, the vehicle, or the events that night, please come forward.