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<\/p>\nA man is dead after a shooting early Monday outside of a business in the 5500 block of Soutel Drive. Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office was called to the location at about 4:30 a.m. in response to a person shot.<\/p>\n
Officers arrived and found a man in the 30\u2019s suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead, JSO said at a news conference Monday morning.<\/p>\n
Action News Jax\u2019s Zion Decoteau has talked to a relative of the victim who said her nephew was killed and caught in the crossfire of a shooting.<\/p>\n
The family member identified the victim as Fredrick Hughes.<\/p>\n
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Fredrick Hughes The family of Frederick Hughes said he was killed in a shooting Monday morning (August 3, 2026) in Northwest Jacksonville. (Frederick Hughes family)<\/p>\n
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