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Man killed in Ponte Vedra double shooting remembered as ‘life of the party’

Published: March 20, 2026 at 4:33 PM

A man lovingly nicknamed “Uncle Dirt” has been identified as one of two victims in a deadly double shooting a week ago outside a Walgreens in Ponte Vedra Beach.

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