Anthony Edward Lee Myers, a 29-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on August 5, 2017, in Jacksonville, Florida. The shooting occurred around 3 p.m. in the 1000 block of West 17th Street. ShotSpotter detected the gunfire and officers who responded found Myers unresponsive; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office investigated the killing as part of a larger pattern of gang-related gun violence that year. Authorities linked the incident to the broader effort under the Group Violence Intervention strategy, which included warnings to gang members, arrests and seizures of firearms; no specific arrests tied directly to Myers’ murder were disclosed. The investigation remained active and police asked anyone with information to come forward.

Does anyone have information about Anthony Myers, his activities in that neighborhood, or witnessed the shooting on West 17th Street that afternoon?