On August 16, 2023, 20-year-old James Givens IV was fatally shot in the 300 block of Montheath Circle in Ocoee, Florida. Officers found Givens with gunshot wounds and he was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The shooting did not appear random; police say Givens and a 20-year-old acquaintance, Amarien Shamar, knew each other.

Shamar was arrested within 48 hours after the shooting, following a joint effort by Ocoee police, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and the State Attorney’s Office. The police describe the investigation as active and ongoing and have asked the public to contact Central Florida Crimeline at 800-423-8477 with information. Funeral services for James Givens IV were held on August 26, 2023, at Bethel AME Church in St. Petersburg, Florida.

If anyone knew James, his movements that day, or has information about the shooting, please contact Central Florida Crimeline.