Jacksonville bar shooting over pool dispute leaves victim wounded; two arrested

In Jacksonville, two arrests were made after a May 12 bar shooting at the New Neighborhood Tavern where a pool-table dispute escalated to gunfire; Dennis Williams and Antoinette Upshaw face charges after a man was shot and a second gunfire incident occurred during the struggle. Separately on the Westside, four roommates were shot early July 23 in a domestic dispute at a McQuade Street residence; one man died at the hospital and three others were injured, with investigators later locating the suspect deceased from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound on West Beaver Street, constituting a domestic murder-suicide scenario. The Westside attack was described by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office as beginning with a domestic-related altercation between a couple, with a roommate reportedly trying to intervene. Names have not been released for the Westside victims or the shooter, and officials continue to review incident reports and service records. The incidents underscore persistent violence linked to domestic tensions and late-night confrontations in Jacksonville, prompting ongoing local reporting and calls for tips from the public. These developments are reported by local outlets including News4Jax and the Florida Times-Union, citing JSO statements.