{"id":139808,"date":"2026-02-01T17:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T17:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/139808\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T17:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T17:24:11","slug":"clerk-suspect-critically-injured-in-shootout-at-jacksonville-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/139808\/","title":{"rendered":"Clerk, suspect critically injured in shootout at Jacksonville business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonville.com\/news\/crime\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jacksonville police;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jacksonville police<\/a> say both a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/know-wild-shootout-jacksonville-liquor-144038708.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:store clerk and a suspect;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">store clerk and a suspect<\/a> were hospitalized with critical injuries following a double shooting at an Lakeshore shopping center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The clerk \u2014 a man in his early 20s \u2014 was shot in the chest about 12:45 p.m. Jan. 31 while trying to stop someone from stealing at one of the businesses in the 4500 block of Shirley Avenue, according to the Sheriff&#8217;s Office. The clerk was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries by Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department first responders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A short time later, a man \u2014 also in his early 20s \u2014 with a critical gunshot wound to the abdomen arrived at the hospital in a private vehicle, the Sheriff&#8217;s Office said. No names were released.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A clerk and a suspect were both critically wounded in a shootout at a business on Shirley Avenue on Jan. 31, 2026, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"525\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/c89423839b2921adeb2ed09d9054bf2d.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A clerk and a suspect were both critically wounded in a shootout at a business on Shirley Avenue on Jan. 31, 2026, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We currently have several people detained in relation to this incident,&#8221; the Sheriff&#8217;s Office said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Store owner killed: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/only-person-arrested-store-owner-124340114.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Only person arrested after store owner was run over by shoplifters is no-show for court;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Only person arrested after store owner was run over by shoplifters is no-show for court<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Preliminary investigation shows that as the clerk was trying to prevent a person from stealing, he &#8220;was confronted by a second suspect who began shooting at him,&#8221; the Sheriff&#8217;s Office said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sheriff&#8217;s Office Robbery and Violent Crimes Unit detectives were also interviewing witnesses and canvassing the area for security video and possible additional witnesses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Restaurant employee slain: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonville.com\/picture-gallery\/news\/crime\/2025\/11\/24\/one-dead-and-one-injured-in-shootings-at-burger-king-in-jacksonville\/87448539007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Double shooting at Jacksonville Burger King kills 1. See photos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Double shooting at Jacksonville Burger King kills 1. See photos<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anyone with information related to the shooting can contact the Sheriff\u2019s Office via phone at (904) 630-0500, online at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jaxsheriff.org\/Crime-Tips.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:JSO crime tips;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">JSO crime tips<\/a>, or call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 866-845-TIPS.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(This story has been updated with a new photo.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonville.com\/story\/news\/crime\/2026\/02\/01\/a-jacksonville-store-clerk-and-a-suspect-wounded-in-double-shooting\/88461474007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:A Jacksonville store clerk and a suspect wounded in double shooting;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">A Jacksonville store clerk and a suspect wounded in double shooting<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jacksonville police say both a store clerk and a suspect were hospitalized with critical injuries following a double&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":139809,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[67276,116,118,117,45704,58227],"class_list":{"0":"post-139808","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-critical-injuries","9":"tag-jacksonville","10":"tag-jacksonville-headlines","11":"tag-jacksonville-news","12":"tag-sheriff39s-office","13":"tag-store-clerk"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139808\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}