JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 21-year-old man was arrested and accused of murder following a deadly shooting Wednesday night on Jacksonville’s Westside.
According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, James C. Bolden III, 24, was found shot multiple times in front of a business on Townsend Road around 8 p.m.
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JSO said while it was setting up a perimeter at the crime scene, Sameer Ramesar, 21, walked up to an officer and turned himself in.
A witness told police Ramesar and Bolden got into an argument inside a drugstore. It turned physical, and the two separated. Bolden left the store, and Ramesar followed him. What happened next was redacted in the arrest report, but Bolden was found shot to death outside the store.
Ramesar was questioned downtown and made a statement, that was redacted. Then he was booked for second-degree murder.
Ramesar was called for his first appearance on Thursday afternoon and ordered held without bond. He didn’t say anything. Arraignment is set for April 25.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office by phone at (904) 630-0500, by email at jsocrimetips@jaxsheriff.org, or via CrimeStoppers at 866-845-TIPS.