Family identifies man killed in shooting outside business in Northwest Jacksonville

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By Harold Goodridge

A man is dead after a shooting early Monday outside of a business in the 5500 block of Soutel Drive. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office was called to the location at about 4:30 a.m. in response to a person shot.

Officers arrived and found a man in the 30’s suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead, JSO said at a news conference Monday morning.

Action News Jax’s Zion Decoteau has talked to a relative of the victim who said her nephew was killed and caught in the crossfire of a shooting.

The family member identified the victim as Fredrick Hughes.

Fredrick Hughes The family of Frederick Hughes said he was killed in a shooting Monday morning (August 3, 2026) in Northwest Jacksonville. (Frederick Hughes family)

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