More than a year after gunfire tore through a West Palm Beach neighborhood near 810 Sixth St., investigators say they've charged a teenager in connection with the shooting that left a man with severe, potentially life-altering injuries and sent bullets slamming into occupied homes and a parked vehicle. Police say the case was cracked open in part by a rifle seized during an unrelated investigation months later, in 2026.
Gunfire Erupted After ShotSpotter Alert
According to the probable cause affidavit, officers responded after a ShotSpotter alert detected multiple gunshots in the area on October 24, 2025. As reported by WPBF, bullets struck occupied residences and a vehicle in the neighborhood, and a man identified in the report as Torey Murray was shot and taken to the hospital for treatment. Detectives said Murray's injuries were severe and potentially life-altering.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office has charged 19-year-old Travari Johnson with attempted felony murder and shooting into an occupied dwelling, the station reports. Detectives separately alleged that Johnson and another man, Ezekiel Daughtry, were both involved in the shooting, though the affidavit's description of the charging decision varies: the same report states that detectives concluded there was probable cause to charge both suspects with attempted murder with a firearm and shooting into an occupied dwelling, a slightly different formulation than the filed charge against Johnson.
Digital Trail and a Recovered Rifle
Investigators leaned on a wide range of evidence to build the case. Per the affidavit, surveillance video, social media evidence, cellphone data, witness statements and ballistic testing helped investigators identify two suspects, and the same document cites social media messages, videos and photographs connecting the suspects to the shooting.
The break that tied physical evidence to the scene came months later. A rifle recovered from Johnson during a separate 2026 investigation was later linked through ballistic testing to shell casings collected at the West Palm Beach crime scene, the station's report states. The affidavit also says DNA testing on the recovered firearm provided strong support that Johnson was a contributor to DNA found on the weapon.
What the Charges Could Mean
Under Florida Statute § 782.051, a person who attempts a felony and commits an intentional act that could, but does not, cause another person's death may be charged with a first-degree felony. Separately, Florida Statute § 790.19 makes wantonly or maliciously shooting at, within, or into a building or vehicle a second-degree felony. Neither statute establishes that the offenses occurred in this particular case; they describe only the general legal framework behind the charges detectives are pursuing.
The case, as laid out in the probable cause affidavit, shows a Palm Beach County teen facing felony charges more than a year after a West Palm Beach shooting injured a man and damaged nearby homes. The reporting was authored by Vanessa Laurent, an associate producer with WPBF-TV.
