Event Brief
Suspect Charged After Fatal Park Shooting
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Summary: A 33-year-old man died after being found with a gunshot wound at Clanzel Brown Park in Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. A 22-year-old suspect was arrested less than four miles from the park and charged with murder just before midnight, about six hours after the initial 911 call.
WHO: Charles Johnson Jr. (victim); Jayden King (suspected shooter, charged with murder); Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office District 5 Patrol and Homicide Unit
WHAT: Police arrested a suspect and charged him with murder following a fatal shooting at a Florida park.
WHEN: Sep 16, 2026
WHERE: Clanzel Brown Park, Moncrief neighborhood, Jacksonville, Florida
WHY: The shooting’s motive has not been reported; authorities said they will continue working the case to bring justice.
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