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Woman, 28 arrested in shooting that killed a man outside popular Jacksonville Beach bars

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — UPDATE 10:46 a.m.- Jacksonville Beach Police Department identified the suspect as 28-year-old Akiyah D. Price. She was arrested by SWAT at her residence at 2:45 a.m. without incident, and she has been charged with murder.


According to the arrest report, The Jacksonville Beach Police Department says a suspect has been arrested following a deadly shooting near the bars on 4th Ave. and 1st St. Sunday night.

According to JBPD, at around 9:10 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 100 block of 4th Ave. North in reports of a shooting.

Upon arrival, officers located a deceased person on the scene.

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Police described the suspect as a Black woman wearing a red hoodie sweatshirt, and tan shorts. Investigators have not reported what the possible cause of the shooting was.

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