Kevin Lamar Stevens

Kevin Lamar Stevens, a 36-year-old resident of West Palm Beach, Florida, was tragically killed on May 5, 2018. The incident occurred in the morning near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Stevens was found with gunshot wounds after his vehicle collided with a parked car. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The West Palm Beach Police Department responded to the incident and launched an investigation into the fatal shooting.

The investigation quickly identified Daron Breon Harrell as the primary suspect. Witnesses reported seeing Harrell shoot Stevens in his car on the 700 block of Fifth Street, between Sapodilla and Rosemary avenues. After the shooting, Harrell fled the scene in a blue Lexus. The following day, U.S. marshals tracked Harrell to a Super 8 motel in Lantana, where he was arrested.

Harrell was charged with first-degree murder and being a felon in possession of a weapon. His trial began in March 2020, where prosecutors presented eyewitness testimonies identifying Harrell as the shooter. Despite the defense's argument that there was no physical evidence such as fingerprints, DNA, or a murder weapon, the jury found Harrell guilty of first-degree murder. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

The case highlighted the tragic loss of Kevin Lamar Stevens, a father of three and a barber, who was remembered by his family as a protective and caring individual. The trial and subsequent conviction of Harrell brought some closure to Stevens' family, though they expressed the enduring pain of losing a loved one to such a violent act.