Glenn McNeil Jr., 23, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of July 5, 2017, near the Seawalk Pavilion at Jacksonville Beach. The shooting took place around 1 a.m. during a confrontation outside beach bars where large crowds were celebrating Independence Day. McNeil was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound to the torso and later died of his injuries.

Investigators identified and charged multiple people in connection with the killing. Javoris Deandre Price, 18, was arrested and charged; he faced second-degree murder, attempted murder, and armed robbery. A grand jury later returned indictments charging three individuals: Darius Jackson, 17 at the time, with attempted first-degree murder, armed robbery, and possession of a firearm by a juvenile delinquent; Kejuan Jones, 16 at the time, with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, armed robbery, and evidence tampering; and Javoris Deandre Price with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, armed robbery, evidence tampering, and possession of a firearm by a juvenile delinquent.

Family and the community mourned McNeil’s death; his mother, Robin Davis, urged accountability and called for justice, and memorials and tributes were set up in his honor. Anyone who was at Jacksonville Beach that night or who has information about the shooting is asked to come forward.