Duane Gerald Lanter, 57, of Jacksonville, Florida, was shot in the head at his Napoli Road home on December 14, 2018, and died of his injuries on December 19, 2018. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office classified the death as a homicide and opened a criminal investigation.

Investigators say the shooting was tied to a drug transaction. On the night of the attack, Jessica Leigh Williams, 37, met Lanter at an adult entertainment establishment and left with him briefly. Williams later returned and met two men, James Gates III, 27, and Derik Lawrence McMillian, 26, in the parking lot; the three went to Lanter’s home to complete a drug deal. Authorities allege Gates shot Lanter in the head; Williams, Gates, and McMillian then fled. Lanter was found by police and taken to a hospital, where he died five days later.

Following the investigation, Williams was arrested on charges including third-degree murder and selling cocaine, and Gates was charged with second-degree murder and third-degree murder; McMillian, already in custody on unrelated charges, pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact. Are there witnesses or local readers who saw activity near Napoli Road that night and haven’t spoken to investigators?