Two juveniles were shot to death early Sunday at the Island Pointe apartments on Broward Road on Jacksonville’s north side.
They were all shot multiple times in the parking lot about 4:30 a.m., Sgt. said MW Highfill at the scene. It is believed that they did not live there. He said investigators do not know the circumstances surrounding the shooting this early in the investigation, but they are treating it as an isolated incident.
“In a case like this, where there are no witnesses and we are still investigating the area, it is important that people in the community contact us to assist us with this incident,” Highfill said.
Anyone with information about the case can contact the Sheriff’s Office at (904) 630-0500 or First Coast Crime Stoppers at (866) 845-8477 (845-TIPS) or text **8477 to remain anonymous and qualify come for rewards. Or email JSOCrimeTips@jaxsheriff.org or rewards@fccrimestoppers.com.
Their names and ages have not been released, but this is at least the sixth homicide of a juvenile in Jacksonville this year, according to Times-Union records. The others were 12, 14, 16 and 17 years old. It does not include a 6-year-old child whose cause of death is still being determined. There were four juvenile homicides around this time last year, according to Times-Union data. The year ended with 14 deaths among those aged 17 and under.
In addition, another juvenile was shot this month but survived. A girl in her late teens was sitting in a parked car with two others at a Salisbury Road hotel on June 3 when someone appeared in another vehicle and got out and fired nearly 20 shots, hitting the vehicle and the girl. She was the only one struck and suffered a wound to a shoulder, the Sheriff’s Office said. Descriptions of the shooter and other vehicle have not been released.
This article originally appeared in the Florida Times-Union: A shooting leaves two young people dead in the parking lot of apartments in Jacksonville
