Police: Teen dies after shooting at Northside apartment complex

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 17-year-old has died after being shot Friday morning at an apartment complex on Jacksonville's Northside.

Police are searching for the person who pulled the trigger and killed DeQual Anthony Smiley.

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Police said they were called about 8:30 a.m. Friday to the Canopy Creek Apartments on Harts Road and found Smiley with life-threatening injuries from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died.

Police said they're not sure if a crashed vehicle near the shooting was involved in any way, but they're investigating the possibility.

K-9 teams could be seen along Harts Road looking for any evidence that might have been dropped but the shooter, who ran from the scene, police said.