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3 suspects arrested, JSO detective on leave following police-involved shooting

Jacksonville, FL — An 18-year veteran of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is on administrative leave, after investigators say he fired his gun at a suspect.

Assistant Chief of the Major Case Section with JSO, Brian Kee, says the whole incident started at around 3:40 PM Thursday afternoon in the area of Lem Turner Circle and Agnes Street, not far from I-95.

He says detectives with the Gang Investigations Unit were in the area investigating a recent shooting case, when they spotted a suspicious vehicle on Lem Turner Circle.

"Detectives attempted to stop this vehicle after activating their emergency red and blue lights. The suspect abruptly stopped and then rear-ended one of the detectives that was located behind him. After impact, three black male suspects jumped out of the vehicle. One passenger was holding a handgun," says Kee.

Investigators says the suspects all tried to flee, with Detective L. K. Johnson chasing after the armed suspect.

"The suspect stopped and turned toward Detective Johnson with the handgun still in his hand. Detective Johnson fired one round from his issued handgun and missed the suspect," says Kee.

He says from there, the suspect continued to run about 50 feet before falling into a ditch, where he was taken into custody. Police say a handgun was located near the suspect.

Kee says the other two suspects were apprehended near the vehicle, which had been recently reported stolen during a residential burglary on December 9th.

JSO says all three suspects are 18-years-old, with their names to be released soon. Charges against them are pending.

Police say no one was hurt in this incident. JSO says this is Detective Johnson's third police-involved shooting.

WATCH: FULL PRESS BRIEFING FROM THE JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF’S OFFICE

OFFICER INVOLVED INCIDENT: JSO Assistant Chief Kee speaks regarding an officer involved incident in the area of Agnes Street and Lem Turner Circle.

Posted by Jacksonville Sheriff's Office on Thursday, December 12, 2019

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