Jessica Morris, a 31-year-old woman, was found gravely wounded in a car on the 2500 block of North Canterbury Drive in Riviera Beach, Florida, shortly before 12:30 a.m. on February 16, 2025. She was transported to St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach, where she succumbed to her injuries. Authorities launched an investigation into the incident, reviewing surveillance footage and speaking with Morris' relatives to piece together the events leading up to the shooting.
According to
police reports, Morris arrived at her home with a man on the evening of February 15, 2025, and left with the same individual a few hours later. Surveillance footage from a nearby camera captured a vehicle traveling east on Canterbury Drive North, followed by the sound of gunfire and visible muzzle flashes within the vehicle. Moments later, the vehicle slowed, and a man exited, firing several more shots before fleeing on foot.
Law enforcement officials later arrested 25-year-old Rodney Sanders in connection with the shooting. Sanders was found walking along Military Trail, just south of the VA Medical Center, approximately half an hour after the incident. He was in possession of a semi-automatic rifle caliber pistol, and shell casings recovered from the crime scene reportedly matched ammunition found in his firearm. Sanders was charged with first-degree murder and was ordered to be held without bail during a court hearing at the Palm Beach County Jail. The arrest report did not indicate a motive for the attack.
