JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man is dead after being shot by Jacksonville officers on the city’s Westside. Police were called to the 7700 block of Lenox Avenue at about 8 p.m. Tuesday for reports of a person shooting a gun and yelling, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said during a news conference Wednesday morning.
Officers arrived on the scene and encountered a man with a gun, JSO said at the news conference. The man then went inside of a home and refused to come out.
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SWAT was called to the scene and police said the suspect exited the home, pointed it at officers multiple times, and then tried to enter a neighboring home, police said.
The suspect, identified by police as Calixto Beavenutti, 44, fired a shot. Police said it’s unknown if he was firing at officers.
Officers returned fire killing Beavenutti as he tried to enter the neighboring residence, police said.
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