Deputies are searching for two men wanted for questioning in the death of a 28-year-old West Augustine man.
A teddy bear lies near Christopher and Herbert streets, where Lavert Durden's body was found Friday.
Family was gathered for a vigil just blocks away when his aunt Frankie Durden-Williams said they got the call about his death.
“All I can say is it hurts,” she said. “To see my baby laying down there on that ground.”
Deputies say minutes before he was shot multiple times, he got into a fight with two men -- Brandon Calloway and Traevon Watson.
They’re wanted for questioning.
Lavert Durden comes from a big family that is now trying to understand what led to his death.
— Brittney Donovan (@brittneyANjax) November 17, 2018
SJSO says he got into a fight with two men right before the shooting. They’re wanted for questioning.
I’ve learned they all knew each other from the neighborhood pic.twitter.com/PpSTk4k2wu
Family says Lavert Durden was a brother, uncle and soon-to-be father. Durden-Williams said his baby girl was expected to be born in just a few months.
“I will love that baby so dearly, so dearly. Because I know that he would have if he was still here,” she said.
Lavert Durden was shot and killed exactly two years after his cousin Charles and Charles' friend Staffon Larry were murdered.
No arrests have been made two years after deputies say they were shot and killed. The car they were in was set on fire.
“There has been enough killing. It’s time to stop,” Durden-Williams said. "It's time for some peace."
#BREAKING: Deputies say person of interest Traevon Watson has been located and is speaking with detectives in connection to Lavert Durden’s death in West Augustine.
— Brittney Donovan (@brittneyANjax) November 18, 2018
SJSO is still searching for Brandon Calloway @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/rGQXCMHuWT
Deputies are asking anyone who sees Brandon Calloway to call them immediately.
Calloway is described as a 30-year-old black male, 5-foot 4-inches tall, weighing 150 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
If you see him you are asked to contact the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office at 824-8304 or 911.
Durden was killed on Nov. 16, exactly two years after his cousin and friend were murdered just blocks away.
— Brittney Donovan (@brittneyANjax) November 17, 2018
They were shot to death, and the car they were in lit on fire.
Family was gathered for a vigil Friday when they got the call saying another family member had been killed https://t.co/kiXvjiidjn
Family tells me this is 28-year-old Lavert Durden, the man shot and killed in St. Augustine.
— Brittney Donovan (@brittneyANjax) November 17, 2018
They say he was a soon to be dad, and loved by many.
SJSO is searching for two men they say he got into a fight with right before he was shot @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/tbn07dY1fq
As a family gathered for a memorial on the 2 year anniversary of the death of their loved one, their family member was shot and killed just a few blocks away.
— Brittney Donovan (@brittneyANjax) November 17, 2018
Deputies are now looking for 2 men in connection to the shooting: https://t.co/ETmEig0g5s
RETWEET: Deputies need help finding these two men. Detectives say they got into a heated argument with a man in St. Augustine minutes before he was shot and killed @ActionNewsJax https://t.co/oCSVWJ6DVQ
— Brittney Donovan (@brittneyANjax) November 17, 2018
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