ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — UPDATE 9:15 PM: The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office announced on their Facebook page that the suspect was pronounced dead a short time after he was air-lifted to a local hospital.
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The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office said it is responding to a deputy-involved shooting at U.S. 1 and International Golf Parkway.
The shooting happened around 4 p.m. Tuesday and involved an armed suspect, SJSO said. That suspect was taken to a local hospital.
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U.S. 1 northbound and southbound are closed just south of International Golf Parkway.
SJSO said “there is no threat to the public.”
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