JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A person is dead after a shooting in Arlington Monday afternoon.
At approximately 3 p.m., the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says it responded to a shooting near the Catalina Apartments on Bert Road.
Officers found one male victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, who was later pronounced dead at the hospital. JSO could not provide his exact age.
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In a news release Monday night, the agency said the circumstances of the incident that led to his death are still unknown. The shooting is believed to have been an isolated incident that poses no additional danger to the public.
Alvin Brown, who has lived in the neighborhood for more than five years, said he’s hoping for an end to the violence.
“Neighborhood has been really bad for a long time,” Brown said. “So, I’m just hoping that it gets better, and the community can come together, and we can all be as one, and we can stop all this violence.”
Anyone with information on the shooting and the people involved is asked to contact the sheriff’s office directly at 904-630-0500 or anonymously through First Coast Crime Stoppers.