UPDATE: JSO has identified the man who died after police say he shot an officer, sparked a chase and jumped from the Dames Point Bridge.
A man is dead after shooting a Jacksonville police officer and leading law enforcement officers on a 20-mile chase Sunday night before jumping off the Dames Point Bridge, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.– A man is dead after shooting a Jacksonville police officer and leading law enforcement officers on a 20-mile chase Sunday night before jumping off the Dames Point Bridge, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Officials said it started with an attempted burglary at a home on Old Middleburg Road around 10:50 p.m. When officers arrived, a person fired at them, JSO said. The shots hit one officer and then the man stole a car, JSO said. Officers said the man led them on a chase until he crashed on the Dames Point Bridge, got out of the car, and jumped into the river below — causing police to close the bridge for several hours, JSO said. The bridge has since reopened.Police said they found the man’s body and the gun used in the incident early Monday morning. JSO on Monday afternoon identified him as 37-year-old Charlie Brown.
The officer who was shot was taken to the hospital for evaluation but was released with severe bruising. JSO said the body armor that the officer was wearing may have saved his life. A man is dead after shooting a Jacksonville Sherriff’s Officer and leading police on a 20 mile chase according to the Jacksonville Sherriff’s Office.
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