Isaiyah Wright

Isaiyah Kamron Wright, a 19-year-old Black man, had celebrated his birthday just six days before he was killed in a drive-by shooting in Orlando, Florida. His mother, Stacy Hall, was left questioning whether her son was a target or had been set up, as the details of his death emerged.

The shooting happened around 8:20 p.m. on August 29, 2023, in the Carver Shores neighborhood. According to police, a silver Toyota Camry stopped on the 1100 block of Poppy Avenue, and several people jumped out and began firing guns. The gunfire tore through a nearby home, striking 6-year-old Ajahliyah Hashim and her mother in their living room. Ajahliyah, a student at Eagle’s Nest Elementary, died from her injuries two days later. Her mother survived. Isaiyah Wright was the second person killed in the incident.

Investigators determined that the shooting was gang-related, stemming from a social media argument between the "438 gang" and the "Carver Shores boys." Orlando's police chief stated that the shooters had gone to the wrong house, and that Ajahliyah and her mother were not the intended targets. Wright was not found at the scene on Poppy Avenue. Instead, he was driven by the other shooters to Health Central Hospital in Ocoee. Surveillance video captured several males dragging Wright from the car and leaving him on the ground near a sidewalk before driving away. He was pronounced dead by medical staff.

In the weeks that followed, an intensive investigation led to the arrests of five suspects. The first to be taken into custody was 15-year-old Nico Brown, who police said was left behind at the hospital. Authorities also arrested Kny Adams, 17; Brandon James Pickett, 17; and Ricky Raymond Bowery Jr., 18. The fifth and final suspect, 21-year-old Tyrik Omari Nichols, was apprehended in Arvada, Colorado, in late September 2023. The suspects all faced homicide charges for the deaths of Wright and Ajahliyah Hashim.

The individuals involved in the shooting were subsequently prosecuted and convicted. One of the suspects, Ricky Bowery Jr., pleaded guilty to his role in the crime. In April 2025, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison. With the convictions and sentencing of the perpetrators, the case is considered solved.