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Malcolm Tyrod Belt was 18 when he was killed in a shootout on April 4, 2016, on Second Avenue in Northwest Jacksonville. Belt was found dead on the road after the gun battle; a second person, 17-year-old Christopher Carter Mikell Jr., later died of his injuries in a Subaru Crosstrek a couple of miles away near a Popeyes. The Subaru had a bullet hole in its windshield and a shattered rear window, and its driver — not identified in reports — was cooperating with investigators.

Belt’s father, David Shingles, described him as a good child who had been attending electrician school and was considering finding work or leaving the city. Shingles denied his son was involved in gang activity, though investigators said the shooting may have been gang-related. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call, continued to search for suspects and asked the community to come forward with information.

Does anyone have information about activity on Second Avenue or the Subaru involved that day?