On the evening of April 22, 2015, 27-year-old Paul Gillins was fatally shot while seated in his vehicle at a McDonald’s parking lot on Cassat Avenue in Jacksonville, Florida. Two 23-year-old male passengers were also wounded when the assailant fled on foot. Law enforcement identified Gillins as a known member of the Cutthroat Committee gang; his passengers were linked to the Doo Doo Creek gang. JSO described those groups and the PYC as primary actors in a surge of violence across Northwest Jacksonville tied to territorial disputes and retaliatory attacks.

The day after Gillins’ killing, a drive-by shooting at Tyler and Windle Streets in New Town killed 25-year-old Sharika Edwards, a PYC-affiliated woman, and 32-year-old Shelmika Felton, an innocent bystander. JSO connected that attack to Gillins’ murder as part of ongoing reprisals. Increased patrols were deployed in Northwest Jacksonville, but investigators report limited cooperation from survivors and witnesses. No arrests have been announced in Gillins’ killing.

If anyone has information about the April 22 shooting or the surrounding violence, please share tips with Jacksonville law enforcement.