PALATKA, Fla. — UPDATE: Names of victims in Palatka triple shooting on Christmas night released
Two people are dead and another is in critical condition at a trauma center after a shooting Christmas night in Palatka. Police were called to the 100 block of North 19th Street at about 9:40 p.m. Wednesday where a large crowd was gathered.
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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 three victims. One person was pronounced dead at the scene, another was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead, and the third victim was taken to a trauma center and listed in critical condition, Palatka police said.
The names of the victims were not released. No arrests have been made. 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.
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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.
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