JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A 22-year-old man is in custody following a fatal shooting Wednesday evening at Clanzel Brown Park in Moncrief, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday.
Police arrested Jayden King on a murder charge in connection with the death of 33-year-old Charles Johnson Jr.
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JSO said its District 5 Patrol officers responded to the park just before 6 p.m. Wednesday after receiving multiple reports of a shooting.
Upon arrival, officers found Johnson suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries, police said.
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Patrol officers who arrived at the scene spoke with witnesses, who identified King as the gunman. Officers located and took King into custody a short time later less than four miles from the park.
King was arrested on a murder charge just before midnight, JSO said. He is being held in the Duval County Jail on no bond.
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