ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Two people have been arrested after detectives discovered a missing man’s body in the trunk of his car on Friday. Melvin Ray Wilcox, 39, was found in a Walgreens parking lot in the Pine Hills area with three gunshot wounds, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by Spectrum News 13.

What You Need To Know

  • Melvin Ray Wilcox, 39, went missing March 15

  • Detectives found his body in the trunk of his car in a Pine Hills shopping center Friday night

  • His ex-girlfriend and mother of his teenage son, as well as a former friend, are charged in his death

Johnny Wesley and LaShawn Triplett now face first-degree murder charges, after detectives say surveillance video from a neighbor’s doorbell camera led to their arrests.

Triplett is also the mother of Wilcox’s 13-year-old son.

According to interviews with Wilcox’s mother, Tawanna Burke, the two ran into her son at the Orange County Fair and got into an argument. Wilcox later went to Wesley’s home early one morning to discuss the matter further. He went missing after that on March 15, officials say.

Missing flyers were posted for Wilcox early last week, before his body was found Friday night. (Orange County Sheriff's Office)

Burke said a funeral will be held for her son next week at Grace Bible Church. Wilcox would have been 40 years old next week. She also asks for prayer for her teenage grandson.

Wesley and Triplett are being held in jail and are due for a first appearance soon.