At 5 a. m. Tuesday morning, Jobree Platt, 31, and his cousin were returning to the cousins apartment at the Village Oaks Complex after a night at the Seminole Casino.

Temple Terrace Police reported that Platt and his cousin were confronted by a man wearing a black ski mask and armed with a handgun in the hallway near the cousin’s apartment. Shots were fired, and Platt fell to the ground, wounded. The gunman fled and Platt’s cousin called 9-1-1.

Police said another cousin, Jerron Brown, 29, heard the gunshots from the second floor and ran outside. He heard his cousin on the phone frantically calling for an ambulance. He ran to Platt’s side and talked to him as he clung to life.

When police arrived, they asked Brown to step aside, and seconds later, Platt was pronounced dead.

Police did not report how many shots were fired, or where Platt was shot. The only description released of the gunman was that he was a Black male, 6’4” tall, and wearing a black ski mask.

Police haven’t established a motive for the shooting, but did say the gunman may have followed the pair home from the casino.

According to his Facebook page, Platt, who lived in Lutz, graduated from Charlotte High School in 1999 in his hometown of Punta Gorda, Florida. He was awarded a $1,000 scholarship, and later attended and graduated from Tallahassee Community College in 2002. He was employed at Makin Ends Meet at the International Plaza.

Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to the arrest and identification of the suspect in this case. Anyone with information is asked to call 1-800-873-8477.