JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is revisiting a case, hoping to get answers in the 2013 death of an 18-year-old.
About 2 a.m. Aug. 14, 2013, police got a call about a shooting in Moncrief Park. According to police, Darryl Arnold was riding a bicycle, with a friend on the handlebars, when another person on a bike came up behind them and started shooting. Witnesses reported hearing multiple gunshots.
Arnold, 18, was shot once in the head and was taken to a hospital, where he died the next day.
Arnold’s friend on the bike was not injured. News4JAX was told he has and is cooperating with police.
“This case is really sad. We have two kids, 18-year-olds, had not been involved in any nefarious activities. They weren’t out doing anything. They simply were at a friend’s house. They were riding back home,” said JSO Cold Case Detective Ray Reeves.
Police do not have any suspects or witnesses — just photos of the bike that Arnold and his friend were on.
“A lot of times in cold cases, there is so much evidence we can rework the DNA, the genetic genealogy, however, in this case, there really isn’t that. This is where we need that human intelligence, something that somebody can come forward and talk about,” Reeves said. “In this particular case, there is a better chance that our suspect is still alive, there is a better chance that witnesses are still out there that still remember what happened.”
If you remember seeing the bike or it looks familiar to you, you’re asked to call JSO at 904-630-0500 or Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS (8477).
The cold case detective also reminds people to get to know your neighbors, saying this is a reminder of how important it is to be aware of who is in your neighborhood and to look out for each other.