A neighborhood gathering on Jacksonville’s Westside turned deadly in the early hours of July 5, 2025. Officers responding around 1 a.m. found 18-year-old Xzaria Randall on Rover Road near 103rd Street with multiple gunshot wounds to her torso; Jacksonville Fire and Rescue pronounced her dead at the scene. Reports say a fight broke out among people at the party and, amid the altercation, shots were fired.

Homicide detectives processed evidence and interviewed witnesses over the next days. By July 8, 2025, investigators had identified and arrested 23-year-old Stephan Smith; he was booked into the John E. Goode Pretrial Detention Facility and charged with second-degree murder, held without bond. Authorities also detained multiple people at the scene initially while clarifying each person’s role.

Anyone who was at the gathering or who has information about what happened on Rover Road that night is asked to come forward.