The Jacksonville community is dealing with an incident after the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO) found the body of an unidentified woman wrapped in a blanket in a backyard in the Durkeeville neighborhood. According to First Coast News, the discovery was reported this morning in the 1600 block of W. 16th Street.
In the details provided by JSO Sergeant Steve Rudlaff, reports of a woman screaming "he's going to kill me," were made around 8 p.m. yesterday, with another account of "multiple" gunshots heard. Despite these concerns, neither witness chose to call 911 at the time of the incidents. The body was discovered by a friend who, unable to contact the resident of the house, decided to visit and came across the scene, as per the JSO statement obtained by News4Jax.
Investigations are ongoing, and police have since detained one person from within the house for questioning, although no arrests have been made to this point. The identity of the woman is yet to be disclosed, and the JSO is yet to confirm whether the gunfire detected by witnesses played a role in the woman's death, a technology like ShotSpotter was not employed to verify the occurrence of the shots, according to First Coast News.
The JSO's investigation is expected to provide further details on the events that occurred on that last night. For more information and updates on this ongoing story, residents are encouraged to follow local news sources such as Action News Jax, which also reported on the incident.
