Marlon Lane, 18, a Black/African American male from Jacksonville, was shot on the evening of September 10, 2025, at an apartment complex on Labelle Street on the city's Westside. Patrol officers found Marlon Lane, 18, with multiple gunshot wounds; he was rushed by Jacksonville Fire and Rescue to a hospital, where he died of his injuries. The scene was cordoned off as homicide detectives processed evidence and began canvassing for witnesses in the surrounding Avondale/Westside area.
Within days, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office identified a suspect and announced that 14-year-old Keyon Byrd had turned himself in on Friday, September 12, 2025. Detectives said their investigation—supported by the Crime Scene Unit and the State Attorney's Office—led to Byrd's identification; he surrendered the same day a warrant was issued. The Sheriff's Office noted the case reference number M481642 and indicated that arrest and booking details were available through its public records portal.
Reporters and local outlets confirmed the arrest and the connection to the September 10 shooting that killed Marlon Lane, 18. Coverage described the attack as a fatal shooting at a Westside apartment complex and noted that Byrd faced a murder charge in Lane's death; one account specified a second-degree murder charge. The news of the arrest reverberated through the neighborhood as residents spoke about the shock of losing an 18-year-old, and community voices called for support for the family left behind.
In the days that followed, remembrances painted a picture of Marlon Lane, 18, as a recent high school graduate whose family gathered to mourn and ask for the community's help. A memorial fund described the suddenness of the loss and the grief of siblings and relatives struggling to plan a celebration of life. On community remembrance pages that track lives lost to gun violence, his name and age joined the somber roll for September 10, 2025, in Jacksonville.
Police said the investigation into the shooting that killed Marlon Lane, 18, continued even after Byrd's surrender, with detectives working through evidence collected at the Labelle Street complex and coordinating with prosecutors. As of the mid-September announcements, the arrest of the juvenile suspect marked a major step toward resolution in a case that began with flashing lights on a Westside night and ended with an 18-year-old victim whose absence was felt across his family and neighborhood.
