MUS-2026-0619
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MUS-2026-0619
Homicide
- Incident
- 2012
- Indexed
- Nov 2, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
- Location
- Jacksonville FL
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Demetres Hyman, 27, was chased into his brother's backyard in the 400 block of Jessie Street in Jacksonville, Florida, on the evening of June 11, 2012, and shot while on his way to visit his brother, who heard the gunfire and found him. Police noted a suspect fleeing, possibly in a silver car. Project: Cold Case reported in September 2025 that the murder remains unsolved. No one has been arrested or charged, and no suspect has been named.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- June 10, 2012
Hyman visits his sister and takes his nephew to the YMCA.
- June 11, 2012
In the evening, walking to his brother's home on Jessie Street, he is chased into the backyard and shot; his brother finds him.
Key people
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27, of Jacksonville, Florida. Youngest sibling, nicknamed Meatball, father of a young daughter.
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