Suspected robber killed in shootout

9:20 AM, Jun 30, 2012   |    comments
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Jacksonville, Fla -- JSO Homicide detectives are investigating after a shootout on the 1000 block of W. 13th street.

The shooting happened around 3:30 a.m. Saturday.

Sgt. Shawn Coarsey with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says they believe a man tried to rob two people at gunpoint. One of those people had a gun and shot and killed the suspected robber.

Sgt. Coarsey says that man did have a permit to carry the weapon.

First Coast News