On the night of November 25, 2025, Elias Eliavon, an 18-year-old male from Orlando, Florida was shot in the 7300 block of Woodhill Park Drive in the Pine Hills area of Orange County. Deputies from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched around 8 p.m. after a “shots fired” call reporting gunfire near an apartment complex on that street. When they arrived, they found Eliavon suffering from at least one gunshot wound outside the complex.
He was urgently transported to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, and his death was subsequently recorded as having occurred on November 25 in Orlando due to gun violence.
In the hours that followed, investigators secured the scene and began canvassing the residential neighborhood for evidence and witnesses, but early public statements from the Sheriff’s Office provided very few specifics about what had led up to the shooting. Local outlets reported that authorities had not released any information about a possible motive, the circumstances of any confrontation, or whether the gunfire involved people who knew each other or appeared to be random. Detectives emphasized that the case was an active, ongoing homicide investigation, and as of the latest reporting on November 26, 2025, they had not announced any arrests, had not said whether they had identified a suspect, and no person of interest had been publicly named.
Because so little is known about how the shooting unfolded, investigators have appealed to the public for help. Coverage of the case has noted that anyone with information is being urged to contact Central Florida Crimeline, the anonymous tip line that works with law enforcement agencies in the region and offers rewards for tips that lead to felony arrests or the recovery of key evidence. Crimeline allows witnesses to submit information by phone or online while remaining anonymous, a system designed to encourage people who might be afraid to speak directly to deputies.
The killing took place in Pine Hills, an unincorporated, densely populated community just west of Orlando that has long been described as one of Central Florida’s most diverse, minority-majority neighborhoods. The specific stretch of Woodhill Park Drive where Eliavon was shot is lined with apartment complexes and has been the scene of other shooting investigations in recent years, underscoring why local authorities and community organizations have focused on violence-reduction efforts there. Eliavon’s name was added to the National Gun Violence Memorial’s online list of victims, which records him as having been lost to gun violence in Orlando on November 25, 2025, and invites friends, family, and community members to share memories and photos as the official investigation continues without a publicly identified suspect.
