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Jacksonville man found guilty of murdering father, friend in Baymeadows shooting

Larry Baldwin Jr. (Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved.)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Duval County jury found Larry Baldwin Jr. guilty of First-Degree Murder and Second-Degree Murder in the 2025 killings of his father and a friend, State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced.

Baldwin faces a mandatory sentence of life in Florida State Prison.

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Shooting at Baymeadows business complex

Just before 3:30 a.m. on June 21, 2025, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officers responded to a shooting at a Baymeadows Way business complex. When officers arrived, Baldwin told them he had shot his father.

Officers found 19-year-old Rubisnney Giraldo-Mina and 41-year-old Larry Baldwin Sr. on the sidewalk with gunshot wounds.

Jacksonville Fire and Rescue responded, but both men died at the scene.

Witnesses told police Baldwin had been working on a disabled truck in the parking lot with his father and friend when an argument broke out. Surveillance footage from a nearby business captured what happened next.

The footage showed Baldwin and his friend arguing before the situation escalated. Baldwin struck his friend with a firearm, and when he did so a second time, the gun discharged and struck his father. Baldwin then shot his friend multiple times.

Baldwin will be formally sentenced at a later date.