Marvin Anthony Miller Jr, 54, was shot to death on January 11, 2024, in Gainesville, Florida. His body was found by police at 4720 Northwest 16th Place in the Suburban Heights neighborhood with apparent gunshot wounds. Miller and a co-worker, James Tate, had been staying at and renovating a recently sold rental home where they were working as contractors.

Before Miller’s body was found, Tate allegedly chased another contractor out of the home and fired a shot that struck a neighboring garage door. Tate then led law enforcement on a high-speed chase involving the Gainesville Police Department, the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, and the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, crashing his silver Chevrolet work pickup in Columbia County. He was arrested there, booked on fleeing and eluding charges with bond set at $5 million, and is to be extradited to Alachua County to face charges related to Miller’s murder.

Neighbors described the neighborhood as otherwise quiet and said they were shocked by the violence. Does anyone have information about Miller, the renovation project, or events at the rental home that day?