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One person died and another was taken to the hospital on Wednesday after a shooting broke out at a gas station at the Atlantic Boulevard and St. Johns Bluff intersection.
According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, officers found two men in their 20s shot when they arrived at the scene just before 3:30 p.m.
Multiple police cruisers and crime scene tape surrounded a BP gas station. Police do not have any information on what led to the shooting as of yet.
A vehicle was also struck in the crossfire but no one else was injured.
One man died, according to JSO, and the other, who was struck in the leg, was taken to the hospital. He is expected to survive.
Police believe multiple guns were involved. No shooter or person of interest was detained related to the incident, JSO said.
News4JAX spoke to a relative of the man who was taken to the hospital.
She said her family has endured too much gun violence and stressed how it needs to stop.
“Somebody got to take control of this gun violence here in Jacksonville,” the woman said. “Something’s got to happen. Sheriff, I’m asking and begging for you to step up your folks, and let’s take care of this. It’s too much violence. An innocent man got killed today. That’s a shame.”
The investigation is ongoing.
If you have any information about this shooting, call 904-630-0500 or Crime Stoppers at 866-845-TIPS.
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Source: news4jax
