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18-year-old killed in Northside double shooting, police say

Police: Shooter fired from silver Buick LaSabre

No description found

JACKSONVILLE, FLa. – Authorities on Friday identified an 18-year-old man who was killed in a late night shooting in the Highlands neighborhood on the city's Northside, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said. 

Police said Nicholas Taurus Williams and a 19-year-old man were walking down Gailwood Circle East around 10 p.m. when a silver Buick LeSabre drove up, stopped and someone from inside started shooting. 

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Both of the teenagers were shot and taken to the hospital. Williams died at the hospital, and the 19-year-old, whose name has not been released, was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. 

It's unclear how many people were inside the Buick at the time of the shooting, according to JSO. At this time police do not have a description of the shooter. 

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 904-630-0500 or CrimeStoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.


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