ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – An Orlando man was sentenced to life in prison Friday, convicted of first-degree murder while on trial for a fatal shooting from 2021.
Mykenry Francois, 28, was found guilty by an Orange County jury of fatally shooting 22-year-old Bryan Strov Felix, according to the Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s Office.
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The afternoon of July 14, 2021, Felix was a passenger in a vehicle that stopped at the intersection of Americana Boulevard and San Antonio Avenue, a news release states. Francois, whom the state attorney’s office said was in a vehicle behind Felix’s, exited his car and fired several shots at the other, striking Felix multiple times.
As Francois ran to a nearby apartment complex, the driver of the vehicle that Felix was riding in pulled up to a gas station, where Orange County deputies soon located him. Felix was taken to a hospital where he later died, the release states.
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The release offers new details regarding the sheriff’s office’s investigation, as well as Francois’ motive.
Four days after the fatal shooting, deputies responded to a domestic violence call at the apartment where Francois lived along Cabo San Lucas Drive. Deputies found a firearm inside of the apartment next to Francois’ bed, noting the shell casings found at the scene of the shooting were a match with the firearm.
While Francois denied knowing Felix, detectives reportedly learned about an ongoing dispute between them. Francois allegedly blamed Felix for hitting him with a bat and breaking his arm, at one point adding he believed Felix shot his brother two days prior, the state attorney’s office said.
The trial lasted three days, the release states. At Francois’ sentencing on Friday, the victim’s family appeared virtually and provided impact statements, records show.
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