Around 5:40 p.m., a victim reported a robbery. The victim was trying to buy an iPhone from a seller on social media when the seller allegedly robbed the victim at gunpoint. JSO officers set up an undercover operation in the area and made contact with three people and attempted to make arrests. At that point, someone produced a gun, and the officers commanded for the suspects to drop the gun. (To be clear, the news report sounded as though multiple people were told to drop a single gun.) The people reportedly did not drop the gun. The officers shot and killed one person and wounded another.
Victim's Name: Reginald Leon Boston Jr.
Agency Responsible: Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Race: Black
Date of Death: January 21, 2020
County: Duval
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Foot
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 5407