On July 24, 2023, police in Jacksonville responded to a death investigation at the Blanchard Apartments on Pullen Road in the Love Grove neighborhood. Officers found 27-year-old Terrill Trumble, also known as T.J., on the bathroom floor inside an apartment with a gunshot wound to his head; the death was later ruled suspicious and treated as a homicide.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office identified James Conyers as a suspect and arrested him on July 31, 2023, initially on a charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. While Conyers remained in custody, the homicide investigation continued and on February 22, 2024, charges were upgraded to include Trumble’s murder. Conyers faces murder-related charges and had a $1 million bond; a hearing was scheduled for February 26, 2024, to decide conditions of his pretrial confinement.

Trumble’s family said his death has had a deep impact; his sister Bristol Garrett described him as kind and hardworking and noted he left behind a four-year-old daughter. Does anyone have information about Terrill Trumble, his last day, or the Love Grove area that could help the investigation?