Jacksonville police said despite hearing gunfire at 4 a.m., residents of an apartment complex in the Biltmore area didn’t call 911 and a wounded person wasn’t found until nearly four hours later.
The man, who is believed to be 30-35 years old, died, police said.
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Police said he was found around 7:45 a.m. unresponsive behind the building of an apartment complex on Shenandoah Avenue, west of Edgewood Avenue North, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
Sgt. Steve Rudlaff said a potential unidentified individual left the scene but it’s unknown if that person was injured so investigators are checking hospitals and nearby locations to see if they can find the person.
Rudlaff urged anyone who hears gunfire to call police right away so they can investigate as soon as possible.
“That our job,” he said. “The main thing is, if you see it, call.”
Anyone with information on the deadly shooting is asked to call JSO at 904-630-0500 or CrimeStoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.