Kayshla Michelle Torres

Status:

Open

Jurisdiction:

Orange County Sheriffs Office (FL)

Offense Location:

Orlando, Florida

Summary:

Kayshla Torres, 25, a mother of two, was shot May 29 at South Nashville Avenue and 40th Street in Orlando. Torres was found shot after a crash on May 29 by the 4100 block of Nashville Avenue. She was taken to the hospital in critical condition and later died. Kayshla Torres was not a target when she shot by a stray bullet, and the case remains unsolved.

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Circumstances of Offense:

Prior to the shooting, Torres had picked up a friend at a Chevron gas station at South Orange Blossom Trail and 43rd Street when she clipped or narrowly missed a bicyclist. They said the bicyclist became upset, and he and a group of people tried to fight Torres and her friend. Investigators said Torres' friend got involved in the fight, which she tried to break up before driving them away. She eventually drove to South Nashville Avenue to look for her phone and that is when the shooting took place. Covelli called Torres an "unintended target." The passenger was the target and he and person in a house nearby called 911, confirmed the sergeant. The person who shot Torres fled the scene. Days later on June 1, Torres died from her gunshot wound.

Additional Details:

She had recently finished her pharmacy technician certification and was preparing to enter a nursing program. When she died, her daughter was able to donate seven organs. Detectives hosted a news conference Wednesday with new details in the homicide. "This is a very big tragic loss in our family's lives," Elizabeth Torres, Kayshla's mother said. As of November 2019, six months after the incident, the case remained unsolved. Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact Crimeline.

Case Last Updated:

Sep 25, 2026