Jacksonville, Florida

From Jacksonville’s News4Jax.com of March 1, 2006

Police: Fatal Shooting May Have Been In Self-Defense

A 25-year-old man was shot and killed Wednesday morning in a northwest Jacksonville neighborhood in what police believe might have been an act of self-defense.

Police were called to the 3100 block of Breve Drive just before 10 a.m. The victim, identified as Gato Sheppard, who was shot in the chest, died soon after being taken to Shands-Jacksonville Medical Center.

A 61-year-old man, whose name has not been released, told police he shot Sheppard in self-defense.

Neighbors told Channel 4's John Dunlap that Sheppard had acted aggressively toward the homeowner.

Investigators recovered the rifle used in the shooting and a handgun at the scene and talked to other witnesses. Police have not filed any charges.