JACKSONVILLE, Fla — A man is dead and another is charged with murder following a shooting in Jacksonville's Northwest area Sunday night.
Around 9:15 pm, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office and Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department crews were called to the 9600 block of Norfolk Boulevard for a reported shooting.
When they arrived, they say they located a man between 30 and 40 years old, suffering from several gunshot wounds. JFRD assessed the victim and pronounced him dead at the scene.
A man was detained at the scene and taken to the Police Memorial Building for questioning. The JSO Homicide Unit and Crime Scene Unit's investigation identified the suspect as 23-year-old Malik Simmons.
Simmons was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, JSO said.
JSO says there was an altercation between two people leading up to the shooting.
See below for a map of all homicides in Duval County in 2020.