Three people were shot in Jacksonville Saturday night in three separate incidents, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
Police say a man and a woman were killed and the third victim, reported to be under the age of 18, was shot in a drive-by and is expected to survive.
At approximately 3:47 p.m., officers found Danica Odoms, 38, lying on the ground in the area of West 13th Street and Janette Street after being shot multiple times. She was pronounced dead at UF Health.
“She’s a nice lady. She exercises daily and I see her regularly when I walk through the bus stop,” said Champagne Shauntay, a neighbor.
Glennetta Stepps, another neighbor, said she heard nine shots from her house, followed by sirens.
Less than a mile away at a Raceway gas station on Stuart Street, Khalil Boatright, 22, was found lying in the road with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to UF Health where he was pronounced dead.
Some neighbors say a lot of shootings take place in the area.
In a JSO crime map search, 377 incidents of violent crime have occurred within a one-mile radius of that neighborhood in the past six months.
“I’m really, really, really in shock,” Shauntay said.
Anyone with information about these three shootings is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS (8477). We are still working to find the identity the two other shooting victims.
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