On the final night of 2025 a New Year’s Eve gathering on Fort Lauderdale Beach ended in violence. Seventeen-year-old Joshua Gipson Jr. was shot outside a CVS on North Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard just before midnight after an argument among a group of young people reportedly escalated into gunfire. It is reported that two individuals were shooting at each other and Joshua, described by family as a ball of sunshine and a good big brother, was struck in the back and leg while trying to help during the dispute. He was taken to a nearby hospital and later died of his injuries.

Joshua was a high school football player who had hoped to attend Virginia Tech. His family, who had been at home watching a virtual church service that night, held a funeral on the following weekend. Authorities later arrested 17-year-old Marquice Henry and charged him with murder; Henry was ordered to remain in juvenile detention and appeared in juvenile court. Does anyone who was on Fort Lauderdale Beach that night or knew Joshua have information that could clarify what happened?