Wanted South Carolina man fatally shot at Oceanway gas station was connected to Westside stabbing
A 44-year-old South Carolina man who U.S. Marshals gunned down in a shooting at an Oceanway gas station was connected to the death of a 29-year-old man who was fatally stabbed on Jacksonville’s Westside, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Nelson Marrero, a 44-year-old South Carolina man who was shot and killed by U.S. Marshals in a shooting at an Oceanway gas station, was connected to the death of a 29-year man on Jacksonville's Westside. Marrero was wanted in South Carolina on a sexual battery charge and had argued with Corey Sampson over unfinished motorcycle repairs on his motorcycle. Witnesses reported that Marrero pulled out a knife and then stabbed Sampson in the neck. On May 21, witnesses reported seeing Marrero stab Sampson.
Published : 10 months ago by Frank Powers in General
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 44-year-old South Carolina man who U.S. Marshals gunned down in a shooting at an Oceanway gas station was connected to the death of a 29-year-old man who was fatally stabbed on Jacksonville’s Westside, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
Nelson Marrero was wanted in South Carolina on a sexual battery charge. On May 21, a U.S. Marshal shot and killed Marrero during an investigation at a Circle K gas station on North Main Street and New Berlin Road.
According to a JSO report, on May 16, Marrero argued with Corey Sampson over unfinished repairs on his motorcycle at a home on La Marche Drive.
Marrero pulled out a knife, and witnesses said Sampson told him to drop it so they could fight like men.
Witnesses told JSO that Marrero stabbed Sampson in the neck and left the scene.
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