Donte Cordell Swan, 38, was shot and killed in the early hours of May 15, 2025, outside his home on Wheat Road near Ricker Road in Jacksonville after confronting people he and his fiancée saw on a home security feed attempting to break into their cars. Swan stepped outside to warn the intruders; moments later he was struck twice, taken to the hospital, and died. His fiancée Iesha Gibson said they had watched the activity on camera and that Swan called out for the people to leave the vehicles just before the shooting.

Family and neighbors described Swan as a devoted father who had gone outside to protect his home in a split-second decision that turned tragic. Police investigators identified a suspect, Andre Thomas, who they said was 17 at the time and alleged to have been among those trying to break into cars on the property and to have shot Swan. An obituary and memorial pages confirm Swan’s identity and age, and incident listings place the shooting on May 15 at his Wheat Road residence.

Did anyone in the Westside neighborhood see activity on Wheat Road that morning or know more about who was on the property before the shooting?