Larry DeWayne Dugger, 41, was shot late on the night of February 12, 2021, while attending a Rainbow Gathering in the Ocala National Forest near Silver Springs, Florida. Deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office found Dugger with gunshot wounds around 10:40 p.m.; bystanders rendered aid and he was taken to a local hospital, where he died on February 15, 2021.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation and assigned Detective Billy Burleson. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced and investigators asked the public to contact them or Marion County Crime Stoppers with information. Dugger’s death has left his family and friends grieving and awaiting answers.

If anyone who attended the Rainbow Gathering or was in the Ocala National Forest that weekend has information that could help solve this homicide, please come forward.