Kerrian Dukes was 22 when he was shot in the chest on January 25, 2018, at the North Roads Apartments off Northwest 21st Place in Ocala, Florida. Known to family and friends as KD, he was a son, father and brother who left behind a young son, Kerrian R. Dukes II, and a large extended family. He had attended the Marion County Public School System and later earned his GED.

The investigation identified 21-year-old Jaquez Barr as the person responsible for the shooting; Barr was also reported to have sustained gunshot wounds to his right thigh and left arm. Prosecutors charged Barr with second-degree murder with a firearm, and the defense argued Barr acted in self-defense, claiming Dukes intended to kill him. Witness testimony and evidence presented at trial were reported to conflict with Barr’s account, with witnesses describing Barr as the aggressor and saying the shooting occurred without provocation.

If anyone knew Kerrian, his routines, or saw activity at North Roads Apartments around January 25, 2018, please share information that could help his family and the record.