Micah Gabriel Mebane, a 35-year-old male Black resident of Kissimmee, Florida, died on May 15, 2025.
He was identified publicly in an obituary notice and memorial listing that recorded his age and date of death and placed him in Kissimmee at the time he was killed.
On the afternoon of May 15, deputies with the Osceola County Sheriff's Office were called to the 800 block of Cypress Parkway in the Poinciana area after reports of a shooting.
Responders found Micah Gabriel Mebane, age 35, suffering from at least one gunshot wound; he was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Investigators said the violence followed a verbal altercation between Micah Gabriel Mebane and a 21-year-old man in a public area along Cypress Parkway.
Detectives quickly identified the other man as Jovaniel Lopez, also reported as Jovaniel Andrews Lopez-Marrero in some accounts, and obtained a warrant the same day.
Lopez was arrested and booked into the Osceola County Jail on a charge of second-degree murder, with local outlets reporting he was held without bond.
The sheriff's office and multiple local newsrooms described the confrontation as an argument that escalated to gunfire; no additional suspects were named.
Records connected to Micah Gabriel Mebane list his sex as male and his race as Black, information that aligns with prior local booking data tied to his name and date of birth in Osceola County, Florida.
