JSO arrests final suspect in Dragon Arcade shooting
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Trai’xon Smith is the final suspect in a shooting at the Dragon Arcade on Jacksonville’s Westside that happened Oct. 3, 2024.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has arrested the accused gunman in a deadly shooting at the Dragon Arcade on the Westside in October 2024, according to a release.

The latest arrest of Trai’xon Smith is the fourth in the case; 25-year-old Quraan Goodman, 27-year-old Petrios Britt and 33-year-old Cheneta Duffy are all facing felony charges in connection to the shooting. However, JSO says it was Smith that shot the victim, Ronald Matthews. They have now arrested all suspects in the case.

Two others were also injured in the shooting.

Police records state that two masked men entered the arcade on Oct. 3, 2024 and fired shots, striking Matthews and two bystanders. Matthews died at the scene.

JSO says the shooters attempted to rob the arcade as well. Smith faces charges of murder in the second-degree, attempted murder, armed burglary, attempted aggravated assault and aggravated assault.

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