Denetri Mixson was an 18-year-old Jacksonville rapper known as Lil N9ne. He grew up on the city’s Eastside, worked with his brother at a tree service, and had begun to gain attention on local YouTube channels for tracks such as SouthSide, Countryside Diss, Pressure, and Facts. Family members remember him as loyal, funny, and protective and say he talked about becoming a firefighter while continuing to attend school.

On the afternoon of June 8, 2020, Mixson rode as a passenger in a car traveling east on Atlantic Boulevard in the Arlington commercial corridor. Witnesses reported a black vehicle pulled alongside and a gunman fired roughly a dozen rifle rounds through the passenger side. The driver lost control; the vehicle struck a canopy and a parked car before stopping. Mixson was shot, taken to hospital, and pronounced dead; the shooting was recorded as a murder. Detectives recovered shell casings, reviewed surveillance showing a gray Dodge Challenger and a dark car at the scene, and described the attack as targeted. No arrests or named suspects have been announced.

Does anyone have information about that afternoon on Atlantic Boulevard or the vehicles seen near the crash?