Okeechobee Deputies Seek Tips in 2025 Homicide Case

Authorities are investigating the shooting death of Santos Gaucin in the Debbie Park neighborhood.

Published on Feb. 24, 2026

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The Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for assistance in an active death investigation that is being treated as a homicide. On October 19, 2025, Santos Gaucin was found dead from a gunshot wound inside his vehicle near his home in the Debbie Park neighborhood. The Sheriff's Criminal Investigations Division is actively working the case and urges anyone with information to come forward.

Why it matters

Homicides are rare in the Okeechobee area, and the Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help to solve this case and provide closure for the victim's family and the community.

The details

According to the Sheriff's Office, Santos Gaucin was found dead from a gunshot wound inside his vehicle near his home in the Debbie Park neighborhood on October 19, 2025. The Sheriff's Criminal Investigations Division is actively investigating the case as a homicide and is asking anyone with information to come forward.

  • On October 19, 2025, Santos Gaucin was found dead from a gunshot wound inside his vehicle.

The players

Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office

The local law enforcement agency investigating the homicide of Santos Gaucin.

Santos Gaucin

The victim who was found dead from a gunshot wound inside his vehicle in the Debbie Park neighborhood.

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What’s next

The Sheriff's Office is continuing to investigate the homicide and is urging anyone with information to come forward.

The takeaway

This tragic homicide in the typically quiet Okeechobee area has the community on edge, and the Sheriff's Office is relying on public tips to help solve the case and provide justice for the victim's family.