Male billed in lethal shooting at Westside business

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Law enforcement claimed a suspect discovered just after an April 12 capturing at a gas station/ease shop on 103rd Avenue was arrested on charges of armed robbery and murder, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Business office announced Friday.

Peter Knox, 24, was arrested three days immediately after law enforcement reported a man was shot during a drug deal at about 9 p.m., but the arrest was just announced on Friday.

Law enforcement at the time mentioned there were being 5 people today in the store at the time and have been interviewed as witnesses.

The target, who died at a medical center, was not named. Jacksonville law enforcement no extended launch identify of victims of criminal offense because of to Florida’s Marsy’s Regulation.

The arrest report stated surveillance movie exhibits Knox and a different guy going for walks up to the victim’s car or truck and finding inside. Following a several seconds, the victim receives out of the auto and seems to be shot. Police mentioned that Knox get out, operates to his vehicle and drives away. A witness proved police with the tag amount of the the fleeing motor vehicle.

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Just after the arrest, the report claimed Knox originally lied about what occurred but when confronted with the information, mentioned he and his related planned to steal marijuana and income from the victim. He claimed he was not the shooter but was by now functioning away from the motor vehicle when he listened to gunshots.