On the afternoon of June 11, 2025, Kenneth Nathaniel Mobley Jr., 38, was shot in the chest in the parking lot of Copeland’s of New Orleans at Southside Boulevard and Touchton Road in Jacksonville. First responders took Mobley to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Investigators reported he had gone to the restaurant to meet someone, but the purpose of the meeting remained unclear as a heavy police response — including a helicopter, drone, and K-9 teams — secured the scene while diners and nearby shoppers were startled by the gunfire.

Detectives from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office canvassed witnesses and processed evidence at the parking lot. Mobley was days away from his 39th birthday. His family prepared funeral services for late June at We’re For Jesus Ministries, with visitation the evening before, as loved ones remembered a father whose absence left a sudden, aching quiet.

Did anyone who was at Copeland’s that afternoon or who knows Mobley’s plans that day see anything that could help investigators?