{"id":402760,"date":"2026-09-17T19:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T19:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/402760\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T19:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T19:00:09","slug":"suspect-in-custody-after-deadly-clanzel-brown-park-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/402760\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect in custody after deadly Clanzel Brown Park shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 A 22-year-old man is in custody following a fatal shooting Wednesday evening<\/a> at Clanzel Brown Park in Moncrief, the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office announced Thursday.<\/p>\n

Police arrested Jayden King on a murder charge in connection with the death of 33-year-old Charles Johnson Jr.<\/p>\n

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JSO said its District 5 Patrol officers responded to the park just before 6 p.m. Wednesday after receiving multiple reports of a shooting. <\/p>\n

Upon arrival, officers found Johnson suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries, police said.<\/p>\n

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Patrol officers who arrived at the scene spoke with witnesses, who identified King as the gunman. Officers located and took King into custody a short time later less than four miles from the park.<\/p>\n

King was arrested on a murder charge just before midnight, JSO said. He is being held in the Duval County Jail on no bond.<\/p>\n

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