Randall Pitts, a Jacksonville resident, was fatally shot in a domestic incident at a home on Hidden Creek Road in the Northside neighborhood on January 1, 2023. He was taken to the hospital but succumbed to his injuries; police described the incident as domestic in nature and it was reported as Jacksonville’s first homicide of the year. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office detained an individual connected to the incident for questioning, but it is unclear whether charges had been filed as of the latest reports.

Friends remembered Pitts as a loving husband, father, and close friend; one, Garrett Lloyd, called him a bonus dad and a very good person who would do anything for others. Pitts had a prior arrest for domestic battery and was subject to a four-year domestic violence injunction that was in effect.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office or Crime Stoppers.