{"id":444153,"date":"2025-12-13T09:05:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T09:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/444153\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T09:05:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T09:05:27","slug":"community-mourns-jacksonville-musician-shot-and-killed-in-road-rage-incident-action-news-jax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/444153\/","title":{"rendered":"Community mourns Jacksonville musician\u00a0shot and killed in road rage incident\u00a0 \u2013 Action News Jax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Family and friends are remembering a man who was killed in what police said was a road rage shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Joe Starkey was shot on Wednesday night on St. Johns Bluff Road S. Investigators said the alleged shooter turned himself in.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" rel=\"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\">\u201cWe just sat there in silence for a long time; we couldn\u2019t fathom that this happened,\u201d Starkey\u2019s friend Tony Mikus said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Starkey was a familiar face in Jacksonville\u2019s music scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">\u201cYou didn\u2019t think of the Jacksonville music community without thinking of Joe Starkey,\u201d Mikus said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Mikus said Starkey frequently played with his band at Cliff\u2019s Bar and Grill, and he said his friend was not just a performer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">\u201cSinger, songwriter, guitar player, bass player, sound guy, studio engineer, he was just an incredibly talented man,\u201d Mikus said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">But now Mikus, along with many others, are just left with memories of Starkey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">\u201cEverybody will remember Joe in a kind way,\u201d Mikus said. \u201cI\u2019ve known Joe for a long time and never know him to be confrontational at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Action News Jax is still working to learn what led up to the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><b>[DOWNLOAD: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/b><\/a><b>]<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">As of now, police said no one has been charged, and all witnesses have been interviewed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">JSO said detectives are still investigating this case and working to gather all the facts and evidence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">A memorial show will be held for Starkey at Cliff\u2019s Bar and Grill on Dec. 17th from 6-9 p.m. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">And there is a GoFundMe for Starkey\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><a 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