Kevon Mikel Follow, 21, was found dead the morning of January 2, 2023, in the front yard of a home on West 31st Street near Moncrief Road in Jacksonville, Florida. A passerby discovered the body about 7:15 a.m. and alerted the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Kevon had sustained at least one gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene by Jacksonville Fire and Rescue.

Neighbors reported hearing gunfire shortly before 7 a.m., followed by someone shouting that Kevon had been hit. Family described him as passionate about music and aspiring to be a rapper. His father, Kevin Follow, called the killing a senseless act of violence; his mother, Penny Jones, said Kevon was her last baby and pleaded for an end to the violence. The family had lost another relative to gun violence the prior April, and the community held a candlelight vigil in his memory.

Are there details from that morning or from neighbors that anyone else can share to help piece together what happened?