ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – A man was seriously injured Tuesday in what St. Johns County investigators described as a road rage shooting in Butler Beach.
The scene was at Palmetto Road and A1A South, a busy stretch that had to be shut down while deputies investigated.
The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office said one person is in custody, and they aren’t looking for anyone else involved in the incident.
The man who was shot was airlifted to a local trauma center with serious injuries. Deputies have not yet shared an update on his condition.
One neighbor told News4JAX that nothing like that has happened in his 30 years in the neighborhood and suggested that the recent growth explosion in St. Johns County is making everyone edgy.
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Chris Will has joined the News4JAX team as a weekend morning reporter, after graduating from the University of Florida in spring 2024. During his time in Gainesville, he covered a wide range of stories across the Sunshine State. His coverage of Hurricane Ian in southwest Florida earned a National Edward R. Murrow Award.
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Briana Brownlee is excited to call Jacksonville home and join the News4JAX team. She joins us from Southwest Florida, where she reported at Fox 4 News in Fort Myers. Before making it to the Sunshine state, she got her start in Rapid City South Dakota as the morning reporter and later transitioned into the weekend Sports Anchor.
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