A 17-year-old Jacksonville teen is facing murder charges after police say he fatally stabbed his father during a violent altercation Tuesday night.
Deputies with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office District 4 responded to a home on Wheeler Avenue, near Blanding Boulevard, just before 7 p.m. after receiving reports of a stabbing.
When officers entered the home, they found Jervas Williams suffering from multiple stab wounds. First responders attempted to save him, but he died at the scene.
Homicide detectives launched an investigation, gathering evidence and interviewing witnesses who were inside the house during the altercation. Investigators said the evidence immediately identified the victim’s son, 17-year-old Syr Williams, as the suspect.
Police arrested the teenager early Wednesday morning.