On a somber early morning in Jacksonville, tragedy struck when an 18-year-old was fatally shot on Rover Road near 103rd Street. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) reported that patrol officers from District 4 found Xzaria Randall with multiple gunshot wounds to her torso around 1 a.m. on Saturday. Despite rapid response from the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department (JFRD), Randall was pronounced dead on arrival.
In a swift investigation led by the JSO’s Homicide detectives, evidence was examined and witnesses were interviewed, which led to the identification of 23-year-old Stephan Smith as the suspect. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office reports that Smith now faces a murder charge and has been booked into the John E. Goode Pretrial Detention Facility.
Information regarding the motive for the shooting or the circumstances surrounding the incident remains under tight scrutiny as the investigation proceeds…