A person was shot and killed Tuesday near downtown Jacksonville, police said. The shooting happened in the 1000 block of Jessie Street.
The victim was an older black male, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said. JSO does not have any suspect information at this time. The victim was over 50 years of age, JSO said.
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Posted by Action News Jax on Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Source says a 55 year old man is dead. We are waiting on information from JSO on information about this shooting on Van Buren St. pic.twitter.com/5kSp7BXaRs
— Bridgette Matter (@bridgetteANjax) November 27, 2018
A crime map within a 1-mile radius of this area show that 30 violent crimes were reported in the last month.
Detective are focused on some items on the ground at the scene, there’s also a van inside the tape. Unclear if it’s connected @ActionNewsJax
— Bridgette Matter (@bridgetteANjax) November 27, 2018
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office will hold a briefing on the shooting at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Action News Jax has a crew at the scene and will have a live update on CBS47 at 5.
#JSO is working a person shot in the 1000 block of Jessie Street. #JAX #Jacksonville
— Jax Sheriff's Office (@JSOPIO) November 27, 2018
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