Scene of a reported shooting successful downtown Gainesville.

Scene of a reported shooting successful downtown Gainesville. (Google Maps)

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A antheral died aboriginal Sunday greeting pursuing a shooting successful downtown Gainesville.

According to the Gainesville Police Department, respective officers heard aggregate gunshots adjacent a gravel parking batch astatine 238 West University Avenue astir 2 a.m.

The gunshots sparked chaos successful the country known for its bars and restaurants, constabulary said, and vehicles and crowds of radical instantly began fleeing.

The antheral unfortunate past stumbled into NW 1st Avenue and asked constabulary for assistance earlier helium collapsed.

GPD officers pulled him down screen and began treating his gunshot wounds. Other officers held screen positions portion managing disturbances that erupted successful the area, constabulary said.

The unfortunate was aboriginal transported to UF Health Shands Trauma Unit wherever helium died, constabulary said.

The Gainesville Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division is seeking the public’s assistance successful identifying anyone progressive with this incident. If you person immoderate accusation relating to this incident, delight instantly interaction GPD Detective Sergeant David Blizzard at: 352-393-7710 oregon GPD Detective Corporal Warren Meek at: 352-393-7659. You tin besides stay anonymous by contacting Alachua County Crime Stoppers at: 353-372- 7867 oregon www.stopcrime.tv.

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