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Police: Man dead after shooting at Beach Boulevard apartment complex, no suspect in custody

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is searching for a person involved in a shooting at the Sands on Beach Apartment Homes complex that left a man dead Sunday morning.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Police are searching for a suspect after a shooting at an apartment complex on Beach Boulevard left a man dead Sunday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. 

Officers responded at approximately 10 a.m. Sunday to a residential community in the 11900 block of Beach Boulevard in reference to a shooting. 

Upon arrival, officers located a man with at least one gunshot wound. Crews with the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department took the man the the hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to JSO.

Detectives are canvasing the area to speak with witnesses and obtain surveillance video that may have captured the incident. 

Police added that the incident is not related to the shooting which left three people dead, including a toddler, Saturday night at the JTB Apartments on A.C. Skinner Parkway. 

Investigators are working to identify the victim. At this time, police do not have a suspect in custody. 

Police say there were reports that a suspect may have been inside the apartment complex, which led investigators to contact a SWAT team to help secure and search the area. However, no one was located. 

It's unknown if the suspect fled on foot or in a vehicle and investigators do not have a description of the suspect at this time, according to JSO. 

A JSO dispatcher previously told First Coast News that police were searching for two people that ran into the woods near the apartment complex following the shooting.

Anyone with information regarding this shooting is asked to call the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office's non-emergency number at 904-630-0500, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS. People can also provide information to jsocrimetips@jaxsheriff.org

Credit: First Coast News
Police activity at Sands on Beach Apartment Homes, located at 11990 Beach Blvd. in Jacksonville on Sunday, Sept. 24.
Credit: Chris Tinter
Snipper outside apartment with heavy police activity Sunday afternoon
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SWAT truck arrives at apartment complex Sunday afternoon.

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