Man arrested for shooting woman at Fairfax gas station, Jacksonville police say

Chase Berger

May 8, 2024 at 3:53 PM·1 min read

A man has been arrested for shooting and killing a woman at a Fairfax gas station, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday.

Isaiah Hawkins, 33, is being charged with second-degree murder in the death of 32-year-old Demeshia Gainer, police said.

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JSO responded to a shooting on Saturday at a Daily’s gas station on Roosevelt Boulevard.

Witnesses saw a man walking away from the car registered to Gainer, according to the arrest report. Firefighters also saw the suspect fitting the description of witnesses near a fire station one mile from the scene immediately after the murder.

Several family members told police the victim was in a relationship with a man named Isaiah. Further investigation verified these claims.

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Hawkins was able to be positively identified as the person near the fire station after the murder.

On Tuesday, Hawkins was arrested during a traffic stop.

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