JSO: Man dead after argument escalates into shooting inside Southside Circle K

Following the shooting, police said the suspect left the Southside Boulevard gas station in a red Dodge Charger with others inside.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — One man is dead after an argument inside of a Circle K on Jacksonville’s Southside Wednesday night escalated into a shooting, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

JSO said two men were arguing inside the store at 9001 Southside Blvd., when they took it outside and shots were fired.

Following the shooting, JSO said the suspect left the gas station in a red Dodge Charger with others inside.

Witnesses reportedly told officers the suspect is a man in his 20s.

“We do have several witnesses that are detained that remained at the scene,” JSO Sgt. Steve Rudlaff said. “We’re trying to get a little bit of the information about both. We do know that the victim came up to the store. We’re trying to find out right now about the suspect. He was already here at the store. At this point, we do not know if he was a patron or an employee.”

Rudlaff added that the shooting does not pose a current threat to the community.