$5,000 reward offered for information on deadly 2020 Avon Park shooting




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Editor’s note: The mug shot above is from a previous arrest.

The Highlands County Sheriff’s Office is offering a cash reward for any information that leads to the arrest of a man deputies say is wanted for a 2020 shooting that left one teenager dead.

According to authorities, Johntravious Perry, 24, is wanted for first-degree murder. The sheriff’s office says, on Dec. 1, 2020, Perry shot and killed 16-year-old Dresean Williams at the American Car Wash on Hal McRae Boulevard in Avon Park.

Following the shooting, Perry fled the county, the sheriff’s office said. 

Authorities are offering a cash reward of up to $5,000 for any information that leads to Perry’s arrest. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Melissa Kurtz at 863-402-7250. 

Anonymous tips can be left with Heartland Crime Stopper at 1-800-226-TIPS.

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