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Authorities from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office have reported that two individuals, who are believed to know each other, were involved in a shooting incident in the breezeway of building 10 at Gregory Cove Apartments.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — An early Saturday morning shooting at a Jacksonville apartment complex has resulted in one man’s death and left another injured, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has confirmed.
Sgt. Steve Rudlaff of the JSO stated that officers were dispatched to the Gregory Cove Apartments, located off Edenfield Road, around 1:40 a.m. following reports of gunfire.
As the officers were en route, the situation was escalated to a shooting with an injured person.
Upon arrival, officers discovered a man, estimated to be between 30 and 35 years old, who had been shot at least once near the complex’s parking area, according to Sgt. Rudlaff. The victim was transported to Memorial Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Around the same time, Rudlaff said another man around 35-40 years old, arrived at the HCA Emergency Room on Merrill Road with a gunshot wound to his leg.
According to detectives, both men, believed to be acquaintances, were together when the shooting happened in the breezeway of building 10 at the apartment complex.
Rudlaff told First Coast News it’s “not uncommon for this area to hear gunshots during the night, so a lot of people did not call the sheriff’s office when this took place.” He added that the man who was killed in the shooting lived at the apartment complex, while the other was a guest.
JSO said it currently does not have any suspect information to release.
Mary Sipriano was shaken up upon returning home from work and seeing an active crime scene at the apartments.
“I feel sad because this is supposed to be a safe neighborhood,” said Sipriano. “I’m supposed to come home and feel safe, especially after a long day of work.”
Sipriano, a healthcare worker, told First Coast News that while she’s seen trauma in her line of work, seeing the aftermath of a traumatizing event it in her own neighborhood felt different.
“I care about saving people’s lives and helping other people, but just to experience it happening in our neighborhood, it feels pretty sad that it’s even happening in my neighborhood,” she said.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call JSO at 904-630-0500. To provide information anonymously, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.