JACKSONVILLE, Florida – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office released video and preliminary details Friday from an officer-involved shooting on Broxton Bay Drive. Two officers shot 44-year-old Jerson Estrada Gonzalez on Sunday, November 1, after JSO said he pulled a gun on them at the top of an apartment stairwell.
Estrada remains hospitalized in stable condition, according to JSO. He faces two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, resisting an officer with violence, and discharging a firearm on residential property.
What JSO says happened
Officers Paul and Efkovics went to an apartment complex on Broxton Bay Drive after the sheriff’s emergency communications center received three complaints of gunfire. JSO said the officers found multiple fired cartridge casings on the ground and spoke with one complainant, who reported hearing a series of very loud gunshots.
While the officers talked with the complainant, more gunshots rang out, and the officers began searching for the shooter.
Moments later, Estrada came out from behind the building, JSO said. The officers asked whether he had been shooting. He did not answer and walked past them with his right hand in his pocket.
The officers ordered him to stop, show his hands and get on the ground. JSO said Estrada ignored the commands and walked up the stairs. The officers followed and kept repeating the commands.
At the top of the stairs, Estrada pulled a gun from his pocket and turned toward the officers, according to JSO. Both officers fired their JSO-issued firearms at the same time and hit him. Estrada fell and dropped the gun. The officers handcuffed him and gave aid until paramedics took him to a local hospital.
Immigration status and history
JSO said Estrada is in the country illegally. The agency said he has two prior findings of Alien Inadmissibility under Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, along with an out-of-state criminal history that includes two arrests.
ICE has placed a detainer on Estrada, to be served after his criminal case ends, JSO said.
Reviews pending
The State Attorney’s Office will independently review the incident to assess whether the officers’ actions were legal. JSO will then conduct an internal review to determine whether the officers acted within policy. The sheriff’s office said conclusions remain pending.
JSO posted the Critical Incident Briefing on its Facebook, X and YouTube pages. The agency warned that the videos are graphic and advised viewer discretion.
JSO said it will post more information on its Transparency page as it becomes available. The details released so far are preliminary.