One killed, 3 injured in 3 separate Jacksonville Beach shootings; suspects at large, police chief says

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. - One person was killed, and three others were injured in three unrelated shootings near downtown Jacksonville Beach on St. Patrick's Day, according to police. 

The Jacksonville Beach Police Department initially reported they were working an active shooter incident at 9:12 p.m. on Sunday and urged those nearby to shelter in place but lifted that shelter in place at 10:54 p.m.

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According to JBPD Chief Gene Paul Smith, three separate shootings occurred on Sunday night in the bar district of Jacksonville Beach. 

Smith said the department had received a tip the week leading up to St. Patrick's Day that there was going to be a gathering of hundreds of people for a planned fighting event. 

At around 8 p.m., officer broke up the gathering, and as they broke up, two people shot each other, also striking an innocent bystander. The three people were hospitalized and listed in serious but stable condition. 

According to Smith, one of the people who fired shots is a ‘certified’ gang member. 

In a separate incident, at 8:13 p.m., a man wearing a ski mask ran past a bar and fired a gunshot. Police later retrieved the weapon, and no one was injured. 

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The third incident occurred around 8:30 p.m., police said, when three men were involved in a ‘disturbance,’ and one of them pulled out a gun and fired it. A 21-year-old man died at the scene of that shooting. 

Police said there have been no arrests made in the shootings. They also clarified that officers did not fire any shots throughout the three shootings. 

This is a developing story. Check back for details.