NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. — A 58-year-old woman remains in Nassau County jail on a bond of more than $1 million after a shooting in Callahan on Monday morning.
Julie Murphy is facing attempted murder charges after a person was shot during the domestic incident on Pickett Street, according to a news release from the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office.
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Deputies responded to the street at about 6:45 a.m. after receiving a call from a person reporting a shooting.
“Upon arrival, officers located a victim with multiple gunshot wounds lying in the roadway,” the news release states. “Emergency medical personnel immediately transported the victim to a local hospital, where they remain in critical condition.”
According to witnesses, Murphy and the victim were arguing outside of a residence and as the dispute escalated, she and the victim moved into the street, the news release states.
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Murphy is accused of shooting the victim in the back “before firing additional rounds at the victim as they lay wounded on the ground,” the news release states.
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