Stephen Michael Burt Jr., 24, of Jacksonville, Florida, was shot and killed during a violent street fight on October 17, 2019. Officers were alerted about 1:30 p.m. by the ShotSpotter system and found Burt inside a home on North Pearl Street with multiple gunshot wounds. The disturbance continued at related scenes on 23rd and Fifth streets, where two people were shot and three others suffered stab wounds; the non-fatal victims were treated at a hospital.

Investigators said the shootings and stabbings were connected and were looking for a red Dodge Charger or Challenger seen fleeing one scene. In March 2021, authorities charged 20-year-old Nehemiah William Ford with second-degree murder and aggravated battery in connection with Burt’s death; Ford was already serving a sentence for burglary and armed possession of drugs when the new charges were filed. Burt’s family has described him as a young African American man and said they continue to seek closure after earlier family losses.

Did anyone in the Jacksonville area see a red Charger or Challenger around North Pearl, 23rd or Fifth streets on October 17, 2019?