Cordell Bookus Williams was 15 and a student at First Coast High School when he was fatally shot on November 11, 2019, in Jacksonville, Florida. He was on his way to Burger King to get food for his siblings when he was caught in the crossfire of a robbery on Kings Road. The shooting occurred around 8 p.m.; multiple gunshots were reported and another teenager was injured.

Investigators arrested two suspects in connection with the robbery. Jairus Rondell Smith, 17 at the time, was found a few blocks from the scene with a gunshot wound to his arm. Smith pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and armed robbery and received a 25-year state prison sentence with credit for 734 days served. Vashaun Dailey pleaded guilty to armed robbery and was sentenced to time served, credited as 562 days.

Cordell’s family and community described his kindness and dedication to his siblings. Who in Jacksonville remembers Cordell or has information about that night?