On Thursday, June 6, 2024, at approximately 8:13 p.m., Jacksonville Police responded to a
report of shots fired in the 300 block of West College Ave. Upon arrival officers located an eighteen-year-old male victim who had suffered injuries
consistent with gunshots.
The victim was transported to Jacksonville Memorial Hospital where he succumbed to those
injuries and died. The scene was secured and the Jacksonville Police Department, along with the Morgan
County Coroner’s Office and the Morgan County States Attorney’s Office are investigating.
On Friday June 7, 2024 the Jacksonville Police in coordination with the Morgan County State’s
Attorney’s Office received a First Degree Murder arrest warrant for eighteen- year-old Larry W.
Taylor of Jacksonville in connection with the shooting death of Trenton D. Jackson. If anyone has information on this incident or the whereabouts of Larry W. Taylor are
encouraged to contact the Jacksonville Police Department Detectives at 217-479-4630 or
Crimestoppers at 217-243-7300.
