John Marcus Weeks, 33, was fatally shot in Gainesville on February 16, 2023. Officers responding to reports of gunfire near the Phoenix Villas Apartments found Weeks with a gunshot wound to the head; he was pronounced dead at the scene. He was born August 21, 1989, in Gainesville and was the son of Mary F. Weeks and the late Clifford Weeks. He is survived by his mother, three children—Jason M. Weeks, Jekari V.

Weeks, and Jordan M. Kline—and three siblings: Tara Tolbert, Monique A. Weeks, and LeChristopher A. Weeks. In the weeks after the shooting, investigators examined the circumstances of his death, and on March 6, 2023, an Alachua County teenager was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the case. Funeral services were held at Liberty Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Reddick, with a wake on March 3 and a celebration of life on March 4; he was buried at Liberty Chapel MBC Cemetery.

Does anyone who knew John or who was near Phoenix Villas on the evening of February 16 have information to share?