72-year-old man fatally shot in backyard of Jacksonville home, police say

2 years ago 172

A 72-year-old antheral was changeable and killed Saturday successful the backyard of a Jacksonville home.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 72-year-old antheral was changeable successful the thorax Saturday successful the backyard of a location connected West 14th Street and died astatine the hospital, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

Police said they were called to the location astir 12:40 p.m. to the study of a idiosyncratic shot.

Neighbors said they heard astatine slightest 2 gunshots, perchance much Saturday morning.

Sgt. Steve Rudlaff with the JSO Homicide Unit said respective witnesses were connected the thoroughfare astatine the clip of the shooting and were taken downtown for questioning. He said they are cooperating with the investigation.

Detectives are canvassing hoping to find much witnesses and immoderate imaginable surveillance video successful the area.

Witnesses said a antheral who appeared to beryllium successful his 30s ran from the country wearing a achromatic hoodie aft they heard the gunfire, and they saw him get into a dark-colored, perchance achromatic oregon brown, SUV and thrust disconnected westbound connected 14th Street earlier turning close onto Canal Street, Rudlaff said.

Detectives were awaiting a warrant to hunt the spot to find the slug casings but based connected the man’s wounds, they judge helium was changeable with a pistol, Rudlaff said. A limb has not yet been recovered.

Anyone with accusation astir the shooting is asked to telephone JSO astatine 904-630-0500 oregon CrimeStoppers astatine 1-866-845-TIPS.