John Myers, 63, was mortally wounded in a shooting on the 100 block of Starling Avenue in the Village of Royal Palm Beach shortly before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. Deputies found two vehicles facing the same direction—one in the roadway and one along the swale—and two men shot inside their respective vehicles. Myers was taken to a hospital and died of his injuries two nights later, on Thursday, October 16.

Detectives identified the other man at the scene as 65-year-old Randy Parnell, found dead in his truck. Neighbors and surveillance video described an ambush: a white pickup idled a few houses away until Myers pulled up, the truck drew alongside and gunfire erupted, and Myers returned fire before collapsing outside his car. Investigators have not determined whether Parnell’s fatal wound was self-inflicted or caused by return fire, and the motive for the attack remains unknown. Both men were longtime Palm Beach County government employees; Myers was an assistant superintendent in the Engineering and Public Works Department’s road and bridge division, with more than four decades of service, and Parnell worked as a bridge tender.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office publicly identified both men on October 17, 2025. No arrests have been made because the identified aggressor died at the scene, and authorities have not announced additional suspects. Anyone with information about the ambush or the motive is asked to come forward.