A planned exchange of firearms for money and drugs in the Jacksonville area turned deadly on a Friday evening when Kelveontay Poole was shot and killed. The meeting took place at the intersection of Beverly and Caroline, where Poole and another man arranged to meet 20-year-old Jay Longhibler. According to the Jacksonville Police Department, the encounter escalated into a robbery after one of the men with Poole allegedly pulled a gun and took firearms from Longhibler.

As Poole and the other man tried to flee, Longhibler fired; officers found Poole in the roadway with gunshot wounds and he later died at a nearby hospital. Longhibler met with police and said he acted in self-defense, but investigators arrested and charged him with capital murder. The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.

Anyone who witnessed the exchange at Beverly and Caroline or has information about what happened that evening is asked to come forward.