Corrections Officer Brad McNew, a 24-year veteran of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, was shot and killed on October 12, 2024, after intervening in a violent dispute at a Love’s Travel Stop on Duval Road near Jacksonville International Airport. McNew had finished his shift at Montgomery Correctional Center and, out of uniform, asked if a woman involved in the confrontation was alright. A man walked toward him, pointed a gun, and then fired a fatal shot from a vehicle as the man and woman drove away.

A nationwide manhunt followed and Demaurea Grant, 29, was arrested in Gastonia, North Carolina, the next day and charged with murder and related offenses. McNew’s death deeply affected his family — his wife, Elda, and son, Liam — who had earlier lost a daughter, Elizabeth, in September 2020. Memorial services were held October 22, 2024, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Jacksonville, including a 21-gun salute and flyover.

Were there witnesses at the gas pumps or anyone with dashcam or surveillance footage who can add details about what happened that day?