Michel L. Rice was killed in a drive-by shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, on November 28, 2020. Rice called 911 to report that he had been shot and remained on the line until he died. A second 911 caller saw a black vehicle pull up beside Rice’s car and fire; Rice’s car later crashed into a tree and officers found him dead inside, the driver’s side riddled with bullet holes.

Investigators tracked the suspect vehicle using a witness-supplied license plate and located it six days later. Tre’Shawn Miller was driving; the vehicle’s owner, Miller’s girlfriend, rode in the front passenger seat. Officers recovered two firearms and an empty magazine for 5.7×28 ammunition matching shell casings from the scene, and a gun box for that caliber was found at Miller’s residence. Surveillance video showed Miller driving the girlfriend’s car the day of the shooting and captured him and two other men following Rice after a store encounter on City Station Drive, then getting into the black car and pursuing him.

A Duval County jury returned a guilty verdict for manslaughter in May 2024. Sentencing before the Honorable Jeb Branham remains to be scheduled. Did anyone see Rice or the black car near Dunn Avenue or City Station Drive that day?