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1 dead, 1 hospitalized in Northwest Jacksonville shooting

Police investigating fatal shooting as a murder

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.


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