Man, 37, found shot to death on porch of Moncrief Park home Jacksonville police talked to witness inside house No description found
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. â A man was found dead with at least one gunshot wound late Saturday night on the front porch of a home on Myrtle Avenue just south of Golfair Boulevard, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
Homicide detectives were called to the scene just before midnight. The incident report from the shooting said ShotSpotter technology detected the gunfire and alerted authorities.
The victim was identified by police as 37-year-old Tobias Anthony Smith.Â
Police said a witness who was inside of the house at the time of the shooting was interviewed by detectives.
Officers did not release any suspect information.
The Sheriff's Office said the man's death is being investigated as a murder.
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