Richard Earl Lee King was 22 when he was shot outside a restaurant on Scenic Gulf Drive in Miramar Beach on the evening of October 4, 2017. Witnesses reported hearing several gunshots and seeing a dark SUV speed away from the scene. He was taken to the trauma center at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center but succumbed to his injuries there surrounded by family.

Known locally as R.J., Richard is remembered by his mother Michelle D. Coleman, his father Richard E. L. King, Sr., and his brother LaDonte King. The Crestview Police Department and the Walton County Sheriff’s Office have been investigating and asking the public for help; as of the latest update no arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved. The family and community have held vigils and events to honor him and press for information.

Did anyone who was in the Miramar Beach area on the night of October 4, 2017, see the dark SUV or other details that could help identify those responsible?