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Raymond Jerome Jones Jr was 19 when he was fatally shot in the chest on June 16, 2018, at the Majestic Plaza apartments, 1595 W. 36th St., in Jacksonville. He was sitting on steps inside the complex when witnesses saw a younger teen with a gun just before the shooting.

A 16-year-old, Gregory Ricardo Drayton, was arrested two days later. He initially faced a weapons charge for illegal possession by a delinquent. In July he was certified to be tried as an adult, and by November prosecutors had charged him with manslaughter. Drayton pleaded not guilty, saying the shooting was an accident; the arrest report says Drayton and Jones had been sitting together when the gun discharged.

The case attracted attention because it involves a teenager prosecuted as an adult and raises questions about gun violence and juvenile delinquency in Jacksonville. Does anyone have information about Raymond Jones Jr, his activities that day, or witnesses who were at Majestic Plaza on June 16, 2018?