PALATKA, Fla. — The Palatka Police Department released the names of three people shot on Christmas night.
Two of the victims are dead and one was taken to a trauma center and listed in critical condition Thursday.
>>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<<
Tyree Gilyard, 23, of Crescent City, and Dorrion McKinnon, 17, of Palatka, were killed in the shooting that occurred at 1825 St. Johns Ave., police said.
Dazail Dennis, 21, of Crescent City, remains in the hospital in critical condition.
[SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Police were called to the 100 block of North 19th Street at about 9:40 p.m. Wednesday where a large crowd was gathered. Officers were clearing the crowd when they heard gunfire nearby, Palatka police said. When officers reached the area where the shots were fired, they located the three victims.
Gilyard was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
[DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks]
Both Dennis and McKinnon were taken to a nearby trauma center for treatment, police said. After arriving at the hospital, McKinnon died from his injuries.
Police are still looking for the shooter. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement Crime Scene Unit and the State Attorney’s Office Homicide Investigative Unit are assisting in the investigation, a Palatka police news release states.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call police at 386-329-0115 or Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida at 1-888-277-8477.
Read: Two shot during fight at Jacksonville lounge, one of the victims was a bystander
Read: Putnam man wearing Santa suit arrested on Christmas Eve, accused of harassing, stalking neighbor
[SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
Sign Up
