Kyle Simpson, a 50-year-old veteran from Jacksonville, Florida, was shot multiple times and killed on February 6, 2017, in the driveway of his home on Native Dancer Court in the Northside. Simpson returned home about 2:30 p.m., interrupted a burglary in progress, and was confronted by the intruders after entering his garage. Officers reported signs of forced entry at the residence.

Investigators used neighborhood surveillance to identify a black sport-utility vehicle that left the scene. That vehicle was later found parked outside the home of 19-year-old Maleek Deointe Williams, who was arrested and charged with murder and armed burglary. Williams cooperated with police, admitted to shooting Simpson, and had a live .45-caliber round in his pocket; casings matching the scene were recovered. A second 19-year-old, Perty Bernard Mathis, was later arrested and charged with second-degree murder and burglary after Williams provided information linking Mathis to another burglary. Both suspects were believed tied to a series of Northside burglaries.

If anyone in the Northside neighborhood remembers seeing the SUV or has surveillance footage from around Native Dancer Court on February 6, 2017, please come forward with information.