JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A recently engaged couple was shot in a car in Jacksonville’s Durkeeville neighborhood on Wednesday night.
The man, Alton Atmore, 42, died from his injuries. His fiancée is in the hospital and is expected to survive.
Around 4:54 p.m. police responded to reports of two people shot on West 15th Street.
A short time after the shooting, a person related to the shooting showed up at the Police Memorial Building. At last word from investigators, he was being interviewed.
Police believe the shooting happened inside the car, and the shooter ran away.
Action News Jax spoke to Atmore’s sister in a phone conversation.
“That’s my blood brother, we have the same mom and the same Dad,” said Consuela Atmore. “I was shocked! I just talked to him a couple of days ago.”
This shooting is less than 2 miles from where a 32-year-old man was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon in Springfield.
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