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JSO searching for shooter after man found dead on playground at apartment complex

Investigators working to identify victim who is believed to be between 20 and 25 years old

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – One man is dead after a shooting at an apartment complex in the Normandy Village neighborhood of Jacksonville’s Westside.

At 10:25 p.m. Sunday, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office received reports of a shooting on Ramona Boulevard.

As officers were heading to the scene, the call was upgraded to a person shot at the Victory Pointe Apartments, west of Lane Avenue.

When officers arrived at the apartment complex, they found a man fatally shot in the playground area. He died at the scene.

JSO is working to identify the man and learn if he lived in the apartment complex. They say he is believed to be between 20 and 25 years old.

Investigators are looking for a suspect and working to learn what led up to the shooting.

“We’re still trying to look for, search the area for video and/or any type of vehicles that were possibly used for travel,” Sgt. Steve Rudlaff said. “At this point, we definitely know he was on foot, but do not know anything else after.”

Anyone with information on the shooting is aksed to contact the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office by phone at 904-630-0500, by email at JSOCRIMETIPS@JAXSHERIFF.ORG, and or Crime Stoppers at 866-845-TIPS.