2 Fla. Men Dead in Shootout Following Online Dispute

Two men were killed Saturday morning in a shootout following an argument outside a St. Augustine, Fla., convenience store. Suggested Reading The Ever-Growing List of Lawsuits Against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Take a Look Inside Michael Jordan’s Former Chicago-Area Mansion, Which You Can Now Airbnb For This Heart-Clutching Price Celebrities Known to the Culture As ‘BlackFamous’…

Two men were killed Saturday morning in a shootout following an argument outside a St. Augustine, Fla., convenience store.

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According to the Florida Times-Union, 25-year-old Canyon Charles Molitor suffered multiple gunshot wounds in the incident and died at the scene around 10 a.m. The other man, Elroi Ishmael Ashley, 20, was shot at least once and initially fled the scene of the shooting. St. Johns County sheriffโ€™s detectives located his vehicle in the parking lot of Flagler Hospital, where Ashley was being treated. However, he died after being taken into surgery.

Detectives say that the men had been involved in an ongoing โ€œdigital communicationโ€ argument and had agreed to meet at the store. Once they met up, however, an argument turned physical after each of the men drew a gun and shot each other as several uninvolved people entered and exited the store.

No other injuries were reported in the incident,ย St. Johns County Sheriffโ€™s Cmdr. Chuck Mulligan said, but officers were still investigating what prompted the initial argument.

Read more at the Florida Times-Union.

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