JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man found his roommate shot to death Wednesday morning at a mobile home park in the Jacksonville Heights South neighborhood on the Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
JSO Sgt. Steve Rudlaff said police responded about 8 a.m. to the mobile home park on 103rd Street near Connie Jean Road after receiving a 911 call from a man who said he had just arrived home from work and found his roommate bleeding and unresponsive.
Rudlaff said the roommate, who police described as a man between 35 and 40 years old, died at the scene. According to Rudlaff, the beginning of the investigation revealed he was shot inside the residence.
“Right now, we believe from the scene itself, it could be an isolated incident, but, obviously, there is a threat to the community because someone is murdered at this residence,” Rudlaff said. “So we do have somebody that is on the loose and they just committed a murder.”
Detectives are canvassing the area and checking for any witnesses or surveillance video. There are signs in the neighborhood saying there are security cameras.
“We didn’t hear any gunshots at all,” said neighbor Matthew Ferst.
Ferst has lived in the neighborhood for seven years and said it’s typically quiet.
“We don’t ever see anything like this I can tell you that,” Ferst said.
Neighbors like Ferst told News4JAX that it’s unnerving that there was a deadly shooting.
“This never happens, so I would say more nervous than scared,” Ferst said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS (8477).