Princepaul Hodges, 18, was shot outside the Hollybrook Homes Apartments in the Lackawanna area of Jacksonville on the evening of August 27, 2025, and later died at a hospital. Officers arrived about 8:50 p.m. to find him suffering from gunshot wounds; he was transported but did not survive. Neighbors described a frantic scene and investigators worked through the night as word spread that a teenager had been gunned down steps from his home.

Family remembered ordinary moments before the shooting: his mother, Myesha Johnston, said he had handed an orange soda to his younger sister and headed upstairs before gunfire. Friends and neighbors recalled a kind, helpful teen who talked about earning his driver’s license and starting a small lawn-care business. Detectives released a preliminary suspect description from surveillance and witness accounts: an older, bald man dressed in all black who fled on foot from the complex. No arrests had been announced and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office asked anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone knew Princepaul, saw the scene that night, or has information about the man described by investigators, please share what you know.