A jury found Darien Mixson, 20, guilty of killing Craivon Aiken and Devon Taylor in the 2023 shooting. He was 17 at the time.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A jury has found a Jacksonville man guilty of committing double murder in 2023.
The verdict came down on Wednesday.
Darien Mixson, now 20, was arrested for shooting the two men that March, when he was 17 years old and a student at Ribault High School. Craivon Aiken, 20 and Devon Taylor, 19, were found dead inside an apartment at The Square at 59 Caroline complex in Arlington.
A witness told police that she was in the home at the time, lying in bed, when she heard what sounded like someone rattling the door. She then described hearing around six gunshots. Mixson was later discovered driving a stolen car, and attempted to escape from officers on foot before being captured by K9 officers.
Craivon Aiken’s family made headlines in 1998 when a woman posing as a nurse kidnapped his sister, Kamiyah Mobley, as a newborn from a Jacksonville hospital.
Aiken’s father spoke to First Coast News after his death, and was still in shock at the loss of his youngest son. “Tell your children you love them,” he said. “… parents, fix any problem you have with your kids.”
In addition to the murder charges, Mixson was found guilty of armed burglary and grand theft auto in connection with the crime.
Mixson is scheduled to be sentenced on April 27.