JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Nearly four years after 18-year-old Rashaud Fields was shot and killed just hours after his high school graduation, his family and a Jacksonville city leader are coming together to honor his memory.
City Councilwoman Ju’Coby Pittman and Fields’ family will hold a memorial for him Thursday at Raines High School, his alma mater.
Fields was killed on May 23, 2022. What should have been one of the best days of his young life ended in tragedy when he was shot and killed at a graduation party.
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He had even posted on social media announcing where he was going to college — a future he never got to live.
His mother, Janice Fields, has spent years keeping her son’s memory alive. She has shared his story publicly and kept his room exactly as it was before he died.
“Everyday I come into his room and I speak to him everyday. Everyday. Everyday,” Janice Fields said in a previous interview with News4JAX . “I tell him I love him everyday even though I wish Rashaud was still here.”
Despite more than 100 teens being at the party when Fields was shot and killed, no arrests have been made. His family has long believed someone at the party knows who killed him, but has not come forward.
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Over the years, the community has organized rallies calling for witnesses to speak up. A billboard was also posted urging people to come forward with information. Still, the case remains unsolved.
If you have any information about Fields’ murder, contact the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office or CrimeStoppers.