{"id":229989,"date":"2025-09-16T00:12:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T00:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/229989\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T00:12:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T00:12:09","slug":"man-charged-with-murder-after-girlfriends-father-shot-in-august-dies-action-news-jax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/229989\/","title":{"rendered":"Man charged with murder after girlfriend\u2019s father shot in August dies \u2013 Action News Jax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  \u2014 A Jacksonville man is now facing a murder charge after police say he shot his girlfriend\u2019s father during an August domestic dispute.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">The Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office says 24-year-old Dontay Taylor shot 50-year-old Derrick Griffin on August 7 in the Magnolia Gardens neighborhood. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Investigators say Taylor and Griffin\u2019s daughter were fighting when Griffin tried to intervene. That\u2019s when Taylor allegedly pulled a gun and shot him multiple times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>&gt;&gt;&gt; STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Griffin was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Action News Jax reporter Madison Foglio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/news\/local\/jso-father-shot-breaking-up-fight-between-daughter-boyfriend\/HNK46S7WJBGO3PSVCQPX53H3PE\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/news\/local\/jso-father-shot-breaking-up-fight-between-daughter-boyfriend\/HNK46S7WJBGO3PSVCQPX53H3PE\/\">reported on the shooting last month.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Taylor was arrested on August 25 for attempted murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Police say Griffin died from his injuries on September 7, and this week, Taylor\u2019s charges were upgraded to murder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Taylor remains in the Duval County jail. 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