Micah Z. Thomas was 14 when he was shot and killed in Jacksonville, Florida, on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2024. The shooting happened in the Sherwood Forest neighborhood on the city’s Northwest side; neighbors reported hearing gunfire around 6:10 p.m. and found Micah wounded on the threshold of a home near Castle Boulevard, close to Soutel Drive and Sibbald Road. Officers from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office performed CPR until Jacksonville Fire and Rescue paramedics transported him to a local hospital, where he died.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit identified and arrested three suspects. A 16-year-old whose name was not disclosed because of age, and Isaiah Conner, 23, were charged with Micah’s murder. Lamaya Hillis, 20, was charged with accessory after the fact. Micah’s family remembered him as energetic and caring; his grandmother Nina Smith called him a shining light. He enjoyed riding dirt bikes and breeding dogs and was known for looking out for his siblings.

This was reported as the first homicide of the year in Jacksonville. If anyone knew Micah or has information about the shooting, please share what is known.