JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrested Earl Leroy Coleman, 61, for second-degree murder.
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On Dec. 23, JSO responded to a local hospital about a person who walked into the hospital with a gunshot wound.
When officers arrived, the victim was identified as 23-year-old Martaiz McGruder.
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McGruder was pronounced dead by medical personnel, JSO says.
JSO was able to find where the incident happened and discovered it was at 4000 Main Street North.
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After officers investigated, Coleman was identified.
On Friday, Jan. 12, with the help of the U.S. Marshals Task Force, the suspect, Coleman was located and arrested for second-degree murder.
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