JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Three people were fatally shot in northwest Jacksonville within six hours on Thursday night, but police said the homicides appear unrelated.
"There's nothing that points to any common denominater here," Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Assistant Chief Rick Graham said.
Just before 7 p.m. Thursday, police said an argument at a Brentwood car wash ended with a shooting. Officers found 34-year-old Stevon Mitchell dead in the street in front of the World Wash Car Wash at the intersection of Golfair Boulevard and Birch Street.
According to police reports, Deounce Harden, 27, called 911 to say he'd just shot someone. An off-duty officer arrived to find Harden standing beside Mitchell with a gun in his right front pocket.
Police said Harden and Mitchell, who owned the car wash, had an ongoing dispute. Harden was arrested and charged with murder.
Two hours later and less than two miles away, police found a man shot, lying unconscious on his back on West 44th Street at the intersection of Spring Grove Avenue. The victim, whose identity has not been released, died at Shands-Jacksonville Medical Center.
Police said they have no suspects in that case, but the shooting may be drug related. Investigators said the victim had marijuana in his possession.
Gunfire reported at 12:40 a.m. brought police to the Madison Woods Apartments on Lem Turner Road. Officers found 29-year-old Marcus Hall lying next to a car in the parking lot. He was taken to Shands-Jacksonville Medical Center, where Hall was reported to have died after surgery.
Police said Hall was not a resident of the complex, but there visiting friends. They said they have no suspect information in the case.
Graham said there have been eight homicides in the first 13 days of 2006. Police have only made arrests in three of those cases.
"Eight is too many. This agency is committed to soving these homicides and all of these crimes," Graham said. "We need the public's help to do this."
Police ask anyone with information to call Jacksonville police at (904) 630-0500 or Crimestoppers at (866) 845-8477
Copyright 2007 by News4Jax.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
A U.S. Army spokesman says the man authorities say went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood has been taken off a ventilator while an officer hailed as a hero is in good condition.
An 11-year-old Gainesville girl called 911 and helped her mom deliver her newborn baby sister when the big moment came before they could get to the hospital.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is investigating after they say a robbery suspect was shot by one of their officers on the Northside Saturday night.
The Democratic-controlled House has narrowly passed landmark health care reform legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard won victory on his signature domestic priority.
R&B singer Usher's divorce from his wife is final, according to court documents.
Sept. 9, 2008: Ponte Vedra Beach mother Quinn Gray describes her very physical relationship with the man she said abducted her.
Crime scene investigators took video of inside Quinn Gray's home the night she was reported missing. Detectives were looking for evidence. Gray claimed she was forced from her home at gunpoint and cops considered it a crime scene.
Police said Osmanovic and Gray spent several nights at a south metro motel, and on one particular morning, Osmanovic wore a recording device and said he was going back to the hotel room to be with Gray.
The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office arrested 34 people Friday morning in connection with illegal narcotics transactions.
At least one of six people shot inside an Orlando high-rise building late Friday morning has died and police say they have arrested the shooting suspect.
SEE IT, SNAP IT, SEND IT: Thousands of eyes and nearly as many cameras are pointed toward the sky over Jacksonville's beaches this weekend for the Sea & Air Spectacular.
Quinn Gray showed investigators marks on her arms and legs she said were the result of her kidnapping.
Slideshow
Email Alerts
RSS News Feeds
Mobile
Live Streams
Slideshows
Video
Search
