Jacksonville Beach police identify 21-year-old killed in St. Patrick’s Day gun violence

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – The Jacksonville Beach Police Department on Tuesday released the name of the man killed in one of three shootings in the downtown bar district on Sunday. They said 21-year-old James Jones III was rushed to the hospital after he was shot around 8:30 p.m. Sunday in the parking lot of a sports restaurant on Beach Boulevard at 1st Street North. He died at the hospital. Recommended Videos The deadly shooting was one of three reported within 40 minutes that disrupted a busy St. Patrick’s Day holiday in Jacksonville Beach on Sunday that coincided with Spring Break and the end of The Players Championship in nearby Ponte Vedra Beach. MORE: Complete coverage of Jacksonville Beach St. Patrick’s…

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