On January 6, 1990, 30-year-old Michael David Hamilton was found dead in his car at the E-Z Food Store, located at Power Line and Baker Dairy Road in Haines City. He had been shot one time in the left shoulder while sitting in his car. It appears that Hamilton was shot during a drug buy, and drove himself to the E-Z Food Store, where he died inside his car in the parking lot.

Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to contact the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit at (863) 298-6379, or send an email to coldcase@polksheriff.org.