Michael William Thurman Jr, a 40-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, was shot late on the night of February 4, 2018, in the 2800 block of West Sixth Street. Officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a shooting around 10:20 p.m.; Thurman was found with a gunshot wound, taken to a nearby hospital, and died of his injuries.

The circumstances leading to the shooting are not described, and police have not released the exact location where Thurman was when he was shot. Thurman’s obituary notes his close family ties and connection to the Jacksonville area, and his death has left family and community members mourning.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.