Alton Atmore, 42, was shot and killed on December 4, 2019, while sitting in a car with his fiancée in the Durkeeville neighborhood of Jacksonville. The shooting occurred about 4:54 p.m. on West 15th Street; investigators believe the attack happened inside the vehicle. His fiancée survived and was hospitalized. The couple had recently become engaged.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office cordoned off streets near West 15th Street and Myrtle Avenue North, interviewed witnesses, and collected evidence at the scene. A person with a connection to the shooting came to the Police Memorial Building and was interviewed, but no arrests had been announced and the motive remained unclear. The case remained under active investigation.

If anyone saw activity in the Durkeeville area that afternoon or has information about who fled the scene, please share what is known with investigators.