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JSO hopes new photos will lead to answers in deadly shooting of sleeping 6-year-old

JSO still looking for answers to find who killed a 6-year-old and injured 2 others in September (WJXT)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office released a photo Monday of a vehicle that’s believed to be in connection with the deadly shooting of a 6-year-old, who was sleeping in bed in September.

Police responded to the incident on Sept. 27 and found a man and two children with gunshot wounds at the Hollybrook Homes Apartments in the Lackawanna neighborhood. Sheriff T.K. Waters said the children were asleep in their beds when a single bullet hit them both, killing one and injuring the other.

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JSO said the vehicle, which appears to be a blue Hyundai Sonata, was seen speeding away from the area.

The man and the 12-year-old suffered non life-threatening injuries.

If you have information that could help with this case, please call JSO at 904-630-0500 or Crime Stoppers at 866-845-TIPS to remain anonymous. There is also a $3,000 reward being offered for answers.

Shooting at King Street apartments leaves 6-year-old dead. (WJXT)

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