Suspect shot by Jacksonville police is in the U.S. illegally, has criminal history in other states

A 44-year-old man faces multiple charges after the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office identified him as the suspect in a Sunday shooting involving an officer.

Jerson Felipe Estrada Gonzalez was arrested following the incident and remains hospitalized, JSO said.

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Action News Jax told you about the shooting Sunday night at an apartment complex on Broxton Bay Drive. It’s off Airport Center Drive near the Jacksonville International Airport.

Officers told us Sunday that they were called to the apartments because a man was firing a gun. They said the suspect pulled a gun from his right pocket, and ignored police commands to put the gun down.

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Police said Sunday as the suspect turned toward an officer while holding the gun, police said they fired and struck the man, bringing him to the ground.

JSO said Tuesday that Estrada Gonzalez is in the United States illegally. He had a formal adjudication of removal issued in April 2023.

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Before the 2023 removal order, records show Estrada Gonzalez had two findings of Alien Inadmissibility under Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Those findings were recorded in 2007 and 2018, JSO said.

Estrada Gonzalez also has an out-of-state criminal history. Authorities reported prior arrests in Virginia and North Carolina.

Estrada Gonzalez was arrested for two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, resisting officer with violence, and discharge a firearm on residential property.

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