A late-night domestic dispute in an apartment at Valencia Way led to gunfire that took the life of a 2-year-old boy, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Two other children younger than 10 were also in apartment former known as Eureka Garden at 1214 Labelle St. when police were called shortly before midnight on March 22, the Sheriff’s Office said. The child was transported with a single gunshot wound to a hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
The Sheriff’s Office said the dispute was between adults and one fled the scene.
“Other than the adult who fled, all other adults who were present are cooperating,” the Sheriff’s Office said, noting no one else was injured.
The Sheriff’s Office did not specify the relationships of those involved
Jacksonville police investigate a domestic-related shooting death of a 2-year-old boy at Valencia Way apartments on Labelle Street late on March 22, 2026.
Anyone who has information in the case is urged to contact the Sheriff’s Office’s non-emergency number at (904) 630-500 or email jsocrimetips@jaxsheriff.org or provide information anonymously and be eligible for a possible reward by calling CrimeStoppers at (866) 845-TIPS.
This was at least the second shooting at Valencia Way this month. On March 8 a man in his early 20s suffered a gunshot to his right shoulder by someone described as wearing all black clothing with a red face covering. Several spent 9mm shell casings were collected at the scene, the Sheriff’s Office said at the time.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: 2-year-old is shot and killed in domestic dispute at Valencia Way