‘Somebody’s dying’: 911 calls reveal frantic moments after fatal North Jetty shooting
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NOKOMIS, Fla. (WFLA) — Newly-released 911 calls reveal what happened in the moments after shots were fired on the North Jetty Beach in Nokomis on Sunday.
“Somebody’s dying over there,” a man on the South Jetty told dispatchers.
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Shots rang out during a fight between Franklin Raybon Jr. and Octavius Cummings Jr., according to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office. A 911 caller reported hearing about a dozen shots being fired.
“There was an altercation and then this guy got a gun out and started shooting randomly in front of everyone, kids and stuff,” a frantic caller, who witnessed the shooting, said.
The caller reported bystanders performing CPR on Cummings, but he died before deputies arrived at the park.
Raybon turned himself in to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday. He was charged with second-degree murder and attempted felony murder for allegedly firing at another person, who was not hurt.
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