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Three Dead In Escambia County After Shots Fired Into Parked Car
April 28, 2024
Three people are dead following a shooting into a parked car early Sunday morning in Escambia County.
There are no known suspects.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shots fired call at an “adult birthday party” about 1:15 a.m. in the area of West Jackson Square at 65th Avenue and Jackson Street. Deputies arrived to find three adult males had been shot while inside a vehicle parked in a lot alongside 65th Avenue. Two were pronounced dead at the scene, and the third was pronounced deceased a short time later.
“This is a terrible tragedy that we are investigating as a targeted ambush,” Sheriff Chip Simmons said.
All available ECSO investigators have been called in and the real-time crime center has been activated. Investigators are also asking anyone who attended the party to review any videos or photos and provide any useful information to ECSO investigators.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP or the ECSO at (850) 436-9620.
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12 Responses to “Three Dead In Escambia County After Shots Fired Into Parked Car”
@bob making it harder to obtain firearms is an ignorant idea. You think that just stops “gun violence.” No. More people need to carry forearms and train how to use them effectively. Wean out the herd.
@rasheed thank you for your words of wisdom and obvious thoughts. Good job.
@Bob, here’s a novel idea, let’s hold evil people accountable. These evil people are the ones who break into our homes and cars for the firearms, these are the ones who will have guns when no one else does .
@BGH2
“we have an EVIL PEOPLE problem” – Then let’s make it harder for those evil people to get access to guns.
Why were these individuals targeted? I feel for the families of the victims, but again why were they the target of a hit? Were they at the party or just happen to be sitting in their car near the party? We are starting to see this more and more. Someone has a party and people show up who have enemies. These enemies use the gathering as an opportunity to make a quick hit, thus endangering everyone that happens to be at the party. Often times the situation ends with an innocent bystander getting shot and many times killed. Only a coward would try and hide in a crowd of so-called friends. It is also a low life and coward that would start a gun fight at a party with innocent people around. Choose your friend wisely, and don’t be afraid to turn people away.
@Tt, would this be knife violence if they were stabbed to death? Probably not. It’s violent criminals displaying their thuggery, that probably have a long list of criminal arrests.
First of all, prayers to the family and family of friends of the victims.
PEOPLE, we ALL have to do a better job! Not only in our own lives but in OUR COMMUNITIES in/around Pensacola. This was an orchestrated hit, as we all know now. Many will say we have a gun problem when in all reality, we have an EVIL PEOPLE problem.
I know there’s some who know who the shooters are. I know you may even be reading this. We have to stop hiding from these types of people and stand up for yourselves, stand up for your community but most importantly, stand up for the victims murdered in a cowardly act! Turn them in and get them off of OUR STREETS! You owe it to the families who have suffered a great loss in this.
WE HAVE TO DO BETTER!!!!
This isn’t “gun violence”, it’s “criminal violence”; the guns are just the tools they choose to bring force to bear, for whatever purpose they have in mind.
Who needs guns at a birthday party?
House parties are becoming a deadly theme here in Escambia County.
So sad that the young men are continually dying by gun violence. My heart goes out to the parents of these young mens. And pray the suspects are found and held responsible for this horrendous crime.
This is way beyond sad. Praying for the families and friends of the deceased.