Elijah Johnson, 32, was shot on the night of August 12, 2025, outside the Home Suites near the I‑4 and U.S. 27 interchange in Davenport, Florida. Deputies arrived about 9:40 p.m. after reports of gunfire and found Johnson with a wound to his shoulder; he was given lifesaving aid and taken to a hospital, where he later died.

Witnesses described a chaotic scene: a single gunshot, a man running to a red sedan that already had another person inside, the car pulling away and then stopping nearby as the runner disappeared into the woods. Deputies located the sedan at a McDonald’s off U.S. 27 and Sand Mine Road and detained the driver, identified as 39‑year‑old Angel Efrain‑Reillo. Detectives named 29‑year‑old Angel Gonzalez‑Morales as the suspected shooter and, within two days, apprehended him in the Polo Park area of Davenport on a warrant for second‑degree murder; deputies also reported seizing a clear bag with more than 16 grams of fentanyl and added a first‑degree trafficking charge. Detectives were still seeking the firearm used in the killing.

Anyone who was at the Home Suites parking area that night or who can help fill gaps in the timeline is asked to come forward with information.