The deadly shooting on Julington Creek Road on April 22 happened hours after a double shooting resulting in a woman’s death on Jacksonville’s Westside.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has released new information regarding an officer-involved shooting in the Mandarin area.
On April 22, JSO says that officers responded around 5:30 a.m. to the 8200 block of Susie Street, a Westside residential area, after receiving reports of a shooting.
When officers arrived, they found two adult victims outside suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were taken to a local hospital, where the woman was pronounced dead and the other victim remained in critical condition.
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Investigators later identified a person-of-interest in the case as 53-year-old Robert Phillips, a man who had an active warrant for his arrest on a theft charge.
At around 1:20 p.m., JSO says that Phillips’ vehicle was found outside of a residence around the 5100 block of Julington Creek Road. Phillips left the house hours later and entered the vehicle, after which JSO says that a “planned tactical vehicle block” was executed.
While inside his vehicle at around approximately two hours later, JSO states that Phillips “armed himself with a handgun and fired two shots” at deputies before they returned fire. Phillips died on the scene.
Had he survived the shooting, JSO says that Phillips would have been arrested for theft, attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, murder and attempted murder.
According to JSO, Phillips had a criminal history consisting of domestic battery, battery, resisting a law enforcement officer, drug and drug paraphernalia possession, criminal mischief and solicitation of a prostitute.
JSO states that the State Attorney’s Office will review the incident to determine the legality of the shooting, while the sheriff’s office conducts an internal review.
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