JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man is in Duval County jail charged with murder in the Valentine’s Day killing of a male and injuring a pregnant woman at a Southside motel. Jacksonville police were called to the Hometown Inn & Suites in the 4900 block of Mustang Road just after midnight Thursday and found the man dead and woman injured.
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Jacksonville police announced the arrest Friday of Alvin Douglas Gay Jr., 33. The man he’s accused of killing is 25-year-old Francis Bowling Jr. The identity of the 23-year-old woman who was wounded was not released.
“Gay has been charged with murder, attempted murder, armed burglary with assault or battery, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and tampering with evidence,” Jacksonville police stated Friday morning in a Facebook post.
A motive in the shootings was not released.
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