JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man is dead following a shooting Friday night in southwest Jacksonville.
According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, at about 11:15 p.m., a 911 caller told the sheriff's office that a person had been shot at the Magnolia Terrace Apartment Complex on Hyde Park Road.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found a Black male on the ground in the complex's courtyard with multiple gunshot wounds. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue pronounced the man dead at the scene a short time later.
Anyone with information on the deadly shooting is urged to call the JSO at (904)-630-0500. To remain anonymous, you can call Crime stoppers at 866-845-TIPS, or email JSO at jsocrimetips@jaxsheriff.org.
Friday's deadly shooting is believed to be the first homicide in Jacksonville of 2021, following a bloody year of 175 homicides by First Coast News' unofficial count.