On the evening of September 10, 2025, 18-year-old Marlon Lane, a Black/African American male from Jacksonville, was shot at an apartment complex on Labelle Street on the city’s Westside. Patrol officers found Lane with multiple gunshot wounds; Jacksonville Fire and Rescue transported him to a hospital, where he died of his injuries. Detectives cordoned the scene and began canvassing for witnesses in the surrounding Avondale/Westside area.

Within days the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office identified a suspect and announced that 14-year-old Keyon Byrd turned himself in on Friday, September 12, 2025, after a warrant was issued. Investigators said the Crime Scene Unit and the State Attorney’s Office supported the probe; local reporting linked Byrd to a murder charge, with one account specifying second-degree murder. The community responded with shock, remembrances and a memorial fund as family and neighbors mourned the sudden loss.

Police said the investigation continued while detectives worked through evidence collected at the Labelle Street complex and coordinated with prosecutors. If anyone saw activity near that apartment complex on September 10 or has information about Lane’s shooting, please come forward.