JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating a double shooting in Northwest Jacksonville on Tuesday evening.
At least a dozen officers responded to the scene of the shooting near the intersection of Division Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway around 5 p.m.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, a 38-year-old man was found dead at the scene. Another man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
There was no description of the shooter, who was at large. Neither victim was identified.
Homicide detectives are investigating the fatal shooting as a murder.
Anyone with information was asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS or the Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500.
BREAKING: Multiple sources say two people were shot, one with life-threatening injuries on Division St. near MLK Jr Pkwy in #Jacksonville. #News4Jax @wjxt4 pic.twitter.com/u9ZgU5ZJAO
— Joe McLean (@JoeMcLeanNews) September 1, 2020