JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man was fatally injured early Thursday morning during what police believe was a domestic dispute at a Southside apartment complex, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The man died at Baptist South Hospital.
JSO Sgt. Chris Stephens said officers were called to the hospital just after 2 a.m. Thursday because of a suspicious death.
Investigators learned hospital staff had pronounced a man dead after he was brought to the hospital by a woman. She was detained as a person of interest and is being questioned, Stephens said.
Stephens said based on the early investigation, it appears the man and woman were involved in some form of domestic dispute at the Tattersall at Tapestry Park apartments. During the incident, the man was fatally injured.
Stephens declined to describe the injuries, saying there is potentially a witness police have not yet found and he did not want to compromise the investigation.
“We believe that this is an isolated incident. Probably some form of domestic relationship between the two. And that’s what resulted in the dispute,” Stephens said.
Stephens said the man’s death will be investigated as an undetermined death until the medical examiner rules on the cause and manner of his death.
News4JAX was briefly on the apartment complex property Thursday and saw crime scene tape, JSO investigators and blood evidence on the sidewalk outside one apartment unit.
At one point, those living in nearby apartments were told to stay inside while police investigated.
For people who live in the surrounding area, the events Thursday morning were disturbing.
“I’m very surprised. This is a very quiet area. We have never seen or heard anything like that before,” neighbor Armand Kaellani said.
Others who live next to the apartment said they did not hear anything and were quite surprised when they learned what happened.
Anyone with information related to the incident is asked to contact JSO by phone at 630-0500, by email at jsocrimetips@jaxsheriff.org, or through CrimeStoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.