Gas station employee accused of killing man during argument arrested, Jacksonville police say
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it arrested a man accused of shooting another man outside a Southside gas station Wednesday evening.
Mai-kel Bryant, 22, is charged with second-degree murder and tampering with evidence, JSO said in a news release Thursday.
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The shooting happened at the Circle K located at 9001 Southside Boulevard, just north of Philips Highway.
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JSO said it reviewed surveillance video and interviewed witnesses and discovered that Bryant, a gas station employee, had argued with the victim, 36-year-old Omar Padilla.
The argument began inside the store and “continued to the parking lot where Bryant shot the victim,” JSO said.
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When officers arrived, JSO said they found Padilla was unconscious and had died of his injuries at the hospital.
Police said Bryant drove away from the gas station and was then arrested at a nearby home.
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