Keshawn Bryant Souvenir was 16 and from Avon Park when he was fatally shot on July 19, 2017. On the evening of the attack Keshawn and another 16-year-old, Ivan Joel Garcia, were found with multiple gunshot wounds near a dumpster and an overturned couch at the Palms at Lake Tulane apartment complex on Hal McRae Boulevard. Keshawn died after being taken to a local hospital; Garcia was critically injured and airlifted to a trauma center in Lakeland. A 29-year-old man also suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and went to Florida Hospital-Wauchula.

Detectives asked the public for information as they collected leads and evidence. The shooting left the community mourning and raised concerns about local safety.

If anyone has information about what happened that night, contact the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office.