JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department confirmed to News4JAX that one person died and another was taken to the hospital Sunday morning in the Duclay area.
Neighbors told News4JAX there was a large police presence on Steventon Way Sunday morning.
News4JAX asked officers on the scene if they would give details about what happened and they said no.
There was a crime scene unit van from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and multiple detectives looking at the house not far from Collins Road.
News4JAX spoke with a few neighbors who said they didn’t hear anything from that house this morning, but were surprised to see lots of police in the area.
News4JAX also saw what looked like children being brought out of the home and put inside a car.
A woman who lives in the neighborhood and didn’t want to be identified said she saw officers running with guns Sunday morning.
“We saw a tanker truck sitting in front of one of our neighbor’s houses and we thought that there was a fire or something,” the woman said. “Not even two minutes later the area was swarmed with police. I walked down the street to see what was going on or if I could see anything, I saw police officers taking guns out of the trunk of their cars running up to a two-story house and I saw two children being brought to a police car. No shoes nothing like that and I wanted to help so I came back home and grabbed a blanket took it to make sure they were safe and comfortable.”
She said it all happened around 10:30 a.m. Sunday morning. Police left around 4 p.m.
JSO released the following statement Sunday evening in regards to the incident:
“On Sunday, March 13, 2022 just prior to 11:00 A.M., patrol officers were dispatched to the 7500 block of Steventon Way in reference to a reported shooting.
Upon arrival, officers located an unresponsive male in his mid-30s suffering with what appeared to be a gunshot wound to his head. He was subsequently pronounced deceased by JFRD at the scene. As officers continued an immediate search of the residence, they also located a female inside appearing to be suffering from a gunshot wound. She was transported to a local hospital for treatment of with life-threatening injuries.
Detectives with the Homicide and Crime Scene Units were notified and responded to conduct their respective investigations into the incident. Though we are early in the investigation, indications are that the male’s wound appears to be self-inflicted. It is believed that he shot the female victim first, before turning the firearm on himself and taking his own life. Detectives continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death and injury of the involved individuals.
The Medical Examiner’s Office will follow-up with an Autopsy of the deceased victim in an effort to confirm the manner of death.
We would ask that anyone with information related to this incident contact the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.”