JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A girl is dead and a male is injured after an argument turned deadly early Saturday in the 7800 block of Renault Drive. Jacksonville Sheriff's Office responded to the area after a report of gunfire at around 1:10 a.m., according to a sheriff's office news release.
When police and firefighters arrived, the found a juvenile female and an adult male suffering from gunshots, the news release states. The girl was pronounced dead at the scene and the male was taken to the hospital and treated for non-life threatening wounds.
The police the shooting started with two groups of people arguing. Several people in the groups pulled guns and started shooting, the news release states.
Police did not release the identities of the victims. Several people were taken to police headquarters for questioning.
Neighbors say Renault and Hillman Drives where this happened is normally a quiet area.
“I thought it was firecrackers, but my girl, she said, ‘That’s bullets.’ Then it started off again," said Janice McKnight, who lives across the street.
McKnight says she heard two rounds of rapid shots about a minute apart.
“I’ve been here 40 years," McKnight said. "Same house and never had anything like this. Never.”
McKnight tells First Coast News the girl shot and killed was a teenager who did not live at the home. She says the young man is named Jerrod.
“That’s Ms. Keisha’s baby son," McKnight said. "He’s a good kid. He just graduated from high school this year. I just want everybody to be safe and stop all this violence unnecessarily.”