JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 19-year-old Army man home on leave was shot early Wednesday morning in Atlantic Beach, according to his family that said the victim's brother was fatally shot last summer.
Family members identified the victim as Devin Bennett, who was walking home on Jackson Street in Atlantic Beach. They said he was robbed and shot in front of a church.
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David Bennett was taken to Memorial Hospital, family members said, where he was treated in the intensive care unit. The bullet severed the humerus in his arm.
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Bennett’s mom said he was attacked by two men, who shot him, then took his wallet. She said he was due to go back to Fort Sill in Oklahoma on Thursday, and the Army has extended his leave while he recovers.
Devin Bennett is the younger brother of Leon Bennett, who was fatally shot in June following an altercation outside a Jacksonville Beach bar. Witnesses told police Bennett was the aggressor and no one has been charged in his death, although two suspects are awaiting trial on gun and evidence-tampering charges related to the case.
The family was supposed to appear in court Wednesday morning for a hearing in the Leon Bennett case, but the hearing was rescheduled after court officials learned the second brother was shot.
The mother of both men told News4Jax she was instructed by Atlantic Beach detectives not to make any statements until they can determine whether Devin Bennett's shooting is related to his brother’s death.