‘He’s been known to pull his gun out:’ 911 calls released in St. Johns murder-suicide; suspect named

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — A newly released report from the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office says it was a 74-year-old neighbor who shot and killed a local dad before taking his own life on Saturday.

Jose Melendez is now listed as the suspect in the shooting, the report says.

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Action News Jax told you this weekend when Anthony Chavez died on Servia Drive in St. Johns County.

Chavez’s family said he had never spoken to Melendez, who fired multiple rounds.

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A new 911 call also details what neighbors heard.

“There’s a neighbor that’s maybe a few houses down. He’s been known to pull his gun out before multiple times,” the caller could be heard saying. “There’s some people in the cul-de-sac and he was walking from the cul-de-sac back toward his house and he has the gun in his hand ... And so the loud noise I was hearing was the gun going off. He was shooting at them.”

So far, no motive has been released.

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