Male billed in deadly shooting at Westside business enterprise

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Law enforcement said a suspect determined immediately after an April 12 taking pictures at a gas station/comfort retail store on 103rd Road was arrested on charges of armed robbery and murder, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office environment declared Friday.

Peter Knox, 24, was arrested 3 days soon after police reported a man was shot throughout a drug offer at about 9 p.m., but the arrest was just announced on Friday.

Law enforcement at the time claimed there were being 5 folks in the retail store at the time and were interviewed as witnesses.

The sufferer, who died at a healthcare facility, was not named. Jacksonville law enforcement no for a longer time launch detect of victims of criminal offense due to Florida’s Marsy’s Law.

The arrest report reported surveillance video displays Knox and another person walking up to the victim’s auto and having within. Immediately after a number of seconds, the target gets out of the motor vehicle and appears to be shot. Law enforcement reported that Knox get out, runs to his motor vehicle and drives away. A witness proved law enforcement with the tag amount of the the fleeing car.

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Right after the arrest, the report claimed Knox at first lied about what took place but when confronted with the info, mentioned he and his associated planned to steal marijuana and dollars from the sufferer. He claimed he was not the shooter but was previously operating away from the car or truck when he listened to gunshots.