{"id":418241,"date":"2025-12-01T23:44:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T23:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/418241\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T23:44:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T23:44:13","slug":"local-lgbtq-advocates-say-they-believe-a-jacksonville-man-was-targeted-in-a-hate-filled-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/418241\/","title":{"rendered":"Local LGBTQ+ advocates say they believe a Jacksonville man was targeted in a hate-filled attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Jacksonville man is now partially paralyzed after investigators said he was shot in the back by a neighbor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police said Kyle McFarlane was shot during a dispute between that neighbor and another woman, and they arrested Getchell and charged him with attempted murder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to a police report, McFarlane told officers a couple of days prior to the shooting that he had ongoing arguments with a neighbor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The report said they were mostly about dogs barking through the night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">McFarlane also reported previous incidents, including dog droppings left on his doorstep and along the side of his home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&gt;&gt;&gt; STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE &lt;&lt;&lt;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><b>&gt;&gt;&gt; STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Local LGBTQ+ advocates shared a photo with Action News Jax that shows a sign with anti-gay and anti-trans slurs and hateful language.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">We verified that the sign was at the alleged shooter\u2019s home, and facing McFarlane\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWhen we hear that someone has been shot over this, that is a major cause of alarm,\u201d local advocate Echo Nova said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Community advocates said they believe this was a hate-filled attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe need to do everything we can to make sure that it does not happen again,\u201d Nova said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office said the determination on whether or not the shooting was a hate crime based on Florida State Statute will come later on during the penalty phase.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Court records show that Getchell is expected to be arraigned on December 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There is a GoFundMe for McFarlane:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/support-kyle-mcfarlanes-road-to-recovery\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Fundraiser for Kyle McFarlane by Emily Painter: Support Kyle McFarlane\u2019s Road to Recovery;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Fundraiser for Kyle McFarlane by Emily Painter: Support Kyle McFarlane\u2019s Road to Recovery<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b>[DOWNLOAD: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><b>Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/b><\/a><b>]<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b>[SIGN UP: <\/b><a 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