Teen killed, two others shot during a drug deal in Sandalwood area, JSO says
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two teens and an adult were shot at an intersection in the Sandalwood area after a drug deal Friday night, and one of the teens later died at a hospital, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
At around 9:10 p.m., officers responded to the 2200 block of Mareeba Road East and found a teen in the roadway with multiple gunshot wounds, a man in a car at the same intersection with multiple gunshot wounds, and another teen with a single gunshot wound.
Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department took all three to local hospitals and one of the teens later died.
JSO said all the victims were part of a drug deal that had gone wrong, resulting in a gunfight.
Anyone with information is asked to call JSO at 904-630-0500 or email jsocrimetips@jaxsheriff.or g or call CrimeStoppers at 966-845-TIPS.
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