Kelven McBride, a 43-year-old African American man, was found dead after a shooting on August 12, 2018, in the Moncrief area of Northwest Jacksonville. His body was discovered outside a home on West 30th Street after a report of a person shot around 2:30 a.m. Homicide detectives were called to the scene after officers determined McBride had been shot.

Investigators detained 39-year-old Shelton Lamar Garvin the next day, August 13, 2018, on a charge of possession of a weapon by a felon. Two residents of the house told police McBride had come to buy drugs from Garvin, known as Peas, and that McBride was shot after going into Garvin’s room. Officers located a .25-caliber handgun hidden inside an air vent in Garvin’s boarding room and noted bullet holes in the room. The shooting had not yet been formally classified as a murder while the investigation continued and no clear motive was stated in incident reports.

Anyone who knew McBride or has information about the shooting is asked to come forward with tips that could assist detectives.