As an 'ADD ON" last night while getting the boat ready to leave the dock when The Admial got home, I heard several "pops" close by..
Ended up the shooting was at Lambs Marina, and happened less than 1000' of me....
Admiral had to come in the back way due to a zillion cop cars and 4 local TV news stations vans.
Only thing I'm upset with, the bad guy might live.......
Lake Shore shooting is 5th by Jacksonville police this year
By Larry Hannan Story updated at 7:56 AM on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009
A bank robbery at the Fifth Third Bank on 103rd Street led to car chase through town and the fifth police shooting in Jacksonville this year.
Assistant Chief Ron Lendvay said it started with the robbery Friday afternoon on the Westside. Police chased the suspect to the 3300 block of Lake Shore Boulevard near Hamilton Street and San Juan Avenue about 4:30 p.m. The man stopped in front of the Marine Max boat yard and got out of his vehicle. An officer shot him multiple times.
Lendvay said his weapon was visible but couldn’t say whether the suspect fired.
He was taken to Shands Jacksonville in critical condition. Names and more information are expected to be released on Saturday.
Before the shooting occurred, the suspect entered the bank and presented a note to a teller demanding money.
Lendvay declined to reveal any other details, including whether the suspect made off with any cash or showed a weapon because the robbery is still under investigation.
As police roped off the area around the shooting, local residents talked about the police chase they’d just witnessed.
Ronald Brooks, who has family living in the area near the shooting, said he was driving on Hamilton Street with his son when multiple police cars blew past him.
They appeared to be chasing a sport utility vehicle on San Juan Avenue, he said.
“They came from out of nowhere,” Brooks said. “It was like they were coming in every direction.”
His son, Rowan, 3, likes cops and was excited by what they saw, Brooks said.
James Crook, who lives on 103rd Street, said he was pedaling his bicycle down Blanding Boulevard when 10 to 12 police cars raced past.
Both Brooks and Crook expressed surprise at how fast the vehicles were traveling, estimating they were going 70 to 80 miles per hour.
Penny Harvey, who lives on Hamilton Street, said she heard the gunshots. Cops were racing around in every direction and she didn’t know what was happening at first, Harvey said.
Last year, Jacksonville officers shot 28 suspects, killing 14.