Dontae Levaughn Alston, 30, was killed by a stray bullet on November 16, 2016, in his home on Wright Avenue in the Pine Forest neighborhood on Jacksonville’s Southside. The shooting happened around 1:45 p.m.; responding officers rendered aid but Alston succumbed to his injuries. The shooting grew out of an argument over drugs between two men, Keith Hasheem Hines, 29, and Deshawn Antwan Robertson, 24, and an unnamed third man. Hines and Robertson opened fire on that third man, who escaped unharmed; a stray round passed through Alston’s wall and struck him.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office investigated and identified Hines and Robertson as primary suspects. Warrants were issued, and both men were later located and arrested by U.S. Marshals at a Rocky Point, North Carolina motel after an anonymous tip to First Coast Crime Stoppers. They faced charges including murder, attempted murder, possession of a weapon or ammunition by a convicted felon, and failure to appear, and were held without bail with a court appearance set for March 30, 2017.

Alston’s death was described as collateral damage from a dispute that turned violent. If anyone has information about the incident or knew Dontae, please share what is known.