Jacksonville Beach police asking for ‘more public help’ in finding who killed father of 4

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — Police are continuing to ask for the public’s help in finding the suspect who shot and killed a father of four in front of his 2-year-old daughter Wednesday night in Jacksonville Beach.

Jacksonville Beach Police Department said the 33-year-old man was killed on Sanctuary Boulevard just after 7:50 p.m. Wednesday night.

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The child who was in the car during the shooting was not hurt. Police said she was reunited with family members at the police station.

JBPD said Friday that investigators have expanded their search area to Sanctuary Parkway, which runs parallel to J. Turner Butler Boulevard. They are asking people who were in that area on Wednesday night between 7:15 p.m. and 8 p.m., even if they didn’t see or hear anything, to call police.

Officers have been searching in woods near Sanctuary Parkway and Sanctuary Boulevard to ensure they didn’t miss anything.

Action News Jax captured video of the victim’s car, also a dark-colored SUV, which appeared to be the center of JBPD’s investigation Wednesday night.

Investigators found handgun shell casings and a tire at the scene of the crime, but said they’re unsure if it’s connected to the shooting.

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Now they’re asking anyone who lives on American Avenue, Seabreeze Avenue, Fairway Lane, and S. 15th Street to review home security footage for a dark-colored SUV.

“What I’m asking is, more public help, more public assistance,” JBPD Sgt. Tonya Tater said Friday. “These types of investigations we depend upon tips cause we can’t be everywhere all at once. So people seeing, hearing, or not seeing or hearing things during a timeframe helps us put it all together.”

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