Stacey McPherson-Dillon, a 45-year-old nurse who worked at Wolfson Children’s Hospital, was shot and killed in the backyard of her Jacksonville home on South San Servera Drive on February 5, 2020. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office responded about 6:45 p.m.; rescue personnel attempted aid but Stacey succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds at the scene.

Investigators quickly focused on Stacey’s son, Michael Joseph McPherson, then 21. He was arrested the next day in Key Largo during a traffic stop where a firearm was recovered. Witnesses said they heard multiple gunshots at the residence and that Michael reportedly went to a neighbor’s door, admitted he had killed his mother, then fled; the neighbor tried to detain him. Michael was extradited to Jacksonville and charged with second-degree murder and held without bond while awaiting trial.

No motive has been reported. If anyone knew Stacey, her routines, or saw activity around the South San Servera Drive home on February 5, please share what was seen or heard.