JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — PHOTOS: Father of two killed outside of Jacksonville Beach restaurant
A man was shot and killed early Sunday as he walked along the 400 block of 1st Street North in Jacksonville Beach.
According to Jacksonville Beach Police Department, Leon D'Shawn Bennett, 23, was shot following a fight that happened earlier on the sidewalk in front of The Pier Restaurant.
We now know that victim’s name Is Leon Bennett. His mother says he is a father of two. Bennett was with his girlfriend when someone in a white 4 door sedan shot him. Hear what else police are on the lookout for on @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/VAELaPAETF
— Varisa Lall Dass (@vldass) June 24, 2018
After the fight, several males involved in the altercation left the area and Bennett headed north along 1st Street, police said.
The Jax beach police department says several men fought on a sidewalk near the Pier Cantina. After the fight broke up, Bennet left. While he walked down the sidewalk, JBPD says someone involved in the fight inside a white four door sedan drove by and shot him. pic.twitter.com/AQkd7ucjB0
— Varisa Lall Dass (@vldass) June 24, 2018
The Jacksonville beach police department says someone shot a man at 2:30 last night. Neighbors immediately called 911. They took the man to the hospital and do not know the status of his injuries. @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews pic.twitter.com/sHcQg4BZVs
— Varisa Lall Dass (@vldass) June 24, 2018
Jacksonville Beach Police said a white four-door vehicle approached Bennett, and an unknown occupant of the car shot Bennett on the sidewalk. The car, filled with several males fled, heading west on 7th Avenue North.
Bennett's family has started a GoFundMe for his funeral expenses, visit to help:
https://www.gofundme.com/leon-bennett-memorial-expenses
Jacksonville Beach Police are asking anyone who may have seen these incidents to contact them at 904-270-1661.
We are here now. They continued the investigation into the morning because they wanted to see the crime scene in sunlight. They are wrapping it up now. Crime scene just went down. @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews https://t.co/LBAAc5SEZr
— Varisa Lall Dass (@vldass) June 24, 2018
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