{"id":59774,"date":"2025-11-25T04:26:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T04:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/59774\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T04:26:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T04:26:12","slug":"teen-killed-trying-to-break-up-fight-at-jacksonville-burger-king-police-say-action-news-jax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/59774\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen killed trying to break up fight at Jacksonville Burger King, police say \u2013 Action News Jax"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Police have released new details in the shooting over the weekend that left a Riverside High School student dead<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Matthew Jackson, 18, was killed in a shooting on Saturday night outside of a Westside Burger King.<\/p>\n

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A fight, which Jackson was trying to break up, led to the shooting, according to a police report from the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

That fight took place between the suspect, 28-year-old Dawud Burritt<\/a>, and another man, who was hurt in the shooting.<\/p>\n

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According to the police report, Burritt and the other victim were friends who had not spoken in about a year.<\/p>\n

The report states that while inside the Burger King, the other victim tried to shake Burritt\u2019s hand and Burritt responded with \u201cWhat\u2019s up?\u201d<\/p>\n

Investigators say a fight broke out, and Jackson stepped in to break it up.<\/p>\n

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Then at some point, shots were fired, killing Jackson and injuring the other man.<\/p>\n

Burritt was arrested and is facing multiple charges, including murder.<\/p>\n

Jackson\u2019s classmates are remembering his life. You can read more about that by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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