As the first of three trials in the murder-for-hire case gets underway with jury selection this week, News4JAX wanted to highlight what family members and friends have shared about who Jared Bridegan was before the fateful day in February 2022 when he was gunned down while driving home with his 2-year-old daughter.

A Florida judge ruled Tuesday that defense attorneys in the Shanna Gardner murder case will be allowed to make a private, in-camera proffer in a closed hearing — after a heated courtroom debate over discovery rules, constitutional rights and court procedure.

A judge agreed last month that Kirsten Bridegan, the widow of Jared Bridegan, would have to sit for a second deposition with the attorneys of her late husband’s ex-wife, who is one of those accused of orchestrating his murder. But the judge’s order, issued July 3, limits what Kirsten Bridegan can be asked to seven specific topics and caps the deposition at two hours.

The prosecution will be allowed to share evidence in court that was obtained from Shanna Gardner’s electronics through court-authorized wiretaps, Judge London Kite ruled.

Nearly two months after they learned they will be tried separately in what investigators call a murder-for-hire plot to kill Jared Bridegan, Shanna Gardner and Mario Fernandez were back in court on Monday as Judge London Kite continues to work through pre-trial motions.

Florida’s attorney general returned to St. Johns County on Monday, alongside a representative from Walmart, to announce a major expansion of the Bexley Box initiative started by Jared Bridegan’s widow through the Bridegan Foundation.

The widow of Jared Bridegan, who was murdered in an ambush-style shooting in Jacksonville Beach in 2022, filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Friday against the three people facing charges in his murder.

For more than a year, the daughter and widow of Jared Bridegan, the man ambushed and murdered in Jacksonville Beach in February 2022, have been turning a tragic experience into a beautiful act of kindness aimed at helping children who are in the middle of crime scenes or investigations.

The widow of Jared Bridegan, who was murdered in an ambush-style shooting in Jacksonville Beach in 2022, filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Friday against the three people facing charges in his murder.

The parents of Shanna Gardner, who is charged with orchestrating the shooting death of her ex-husband more than two years ago, have been granted guardianship of the twins the former couple shared.

For more than a year, the daughter and widow of Jared Bridegan, the man ambushed and murdered in Jacksonville Beach in February 2022, have been turning a tragic experience into a beautiful act of kindness aimed at helping children who are in the middle of crime scenes or investigations.

Inside 800 pages of reports from prosecutors obtained by News4JAX on Tuesday lie new details in the Jared Bridegan murder investigation.

Shanna Gardner, Jared Bridegan’s ex-wife, is scheduled for a first appearance in court in Washington State Friday.

Jared Bridegan’s widow, Kirsten, said between Valentine’s Day and knowing it’s now been a full year since Jared’s murder, this has been a tough week.

The widow and brother of a father of four killed last year in what police believe was a targeted ambush shooting in Jacksonville Beach opened up Thursday to the News4JAX I-TEAM about the arrest in the case and the questions still left in the investigation.

Tuesday marks 6 months since the brutal murder of a father of 4 in Jacksonville Beach.

Authorities are looking to identify a person caught on camera at the home of a St. Johns County father days after he was killed in Jacksonville Beach.

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Anyone with information is asked to call the Police Department at 904-270-1661. They can also send anonymous information to First Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.

It’s been a month since someone shot and killed a father of four at close range in Jacksonville Beach. His 2-year-old daughter was just feet away in the back seat.