{"id":327547,"date":"2026-07-02T18:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T18:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/327547\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T18:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T18:30:08","slug":"neighbors-mourn-4-year-old-killed-in-jacksonville-shooting-father-arrested-for-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/327547\/","title":{"rendered":"Neighbors mourn 4-year-old killed in Jacksonville shooting; father arrested for murder"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 A Jacksonville <\/a>neighborhood is mourning the loss of a 4-year-old girl who was killed in a shooting <\/a>that also left her mother and 2-year-old sister critically injured.<\/p>\n

According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office<\/a>, patrol officers responded just before 5 p.m. June 30 to a home on Traci Lynn Drive on the city’s Northside, where they found a 27-year-old woman and her two young daughters suffering from gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n

The 4-year-old girl died at the scene. The woman and the 2-year-old girl were taken to local hospitals with life-threatening injuries, according to the sheriff’s office.<\/p>\n

Investigators said a dispute occurred outside the home between the woman and 29-year-old Trudale Reed. During the argument, Reed allegedly fired multiple rounds, striking the woman and both children before fleeing the area in a stolen SUV.<\/p>\n

Detectives with the sheriff’s office identified Reed as the suspect and broadcast a description of the vehicle. Members of the Community Problem Response Team later located the SUV, stopped it using a vehicle block and detained Reed. He was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries before being arrested.<\/p>\n

See also: BODYCAM: Two rescued after boat sinks in Intracoastal Waterway in St. Lucie County<\/a><\/p>\n

Reed has been charged with second-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, shooting into an occupied dwelling, auto theft, aggravated fleeing and eluding, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to the sheriff’s office. He was booked into the Duval County Pre-Trial Detention Center. <\/p>\n

\"Investigators<\/p>\n

Investigators said a dispute occurred outside the home between the woman and 29-year-old Trudale Reed. During the argument, Reed allegedly fired multiple rounds, striking the woman and both children before fleeing the area in a stolen SUV. (JSO)<\/p>\n

Authorities said the shooting stemmed from what they described as a domestic incident. Police have also said the man and woman had a history of domestic-related incidents.<\/p>\n

Neighbors said the tragedy has shaken the close-knit community.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

A Jacksonville neighborhood is mourning the loss of a 4-year-old girl who was killed in a shooting that also left her mother and 2-year-old sister critically injured. (JSO, CNN Newsource)<\/p>\n

Neighbor Dede Bent said:<\/p>\n

I lived over here for 20 years, and we all know each other. Everybody in the neighborhood know each other,”<\/p>\n

Another neighbor, Ella Bedwell, told WJAX her heart goes out to the family.<\/p>\n

I know I’m not connected to the family in any way, but just to witness that, I can’t imagine what’s going on like through their heads and everything.”<\/p>\n

Police said another person was inside the home during the shooting and was not injured. That individual reportedly heard the gunfire and came outside to find the victims.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said its prayers are with the victims and their family as the investigation continues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 A Jacksonville neighborhood is mourning the loss of a 4-year-old girl who was killed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":327548,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-327547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327547","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=327547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327547\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/327548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=327547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=327547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=327547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}