On Tuesday, April 15, 2025, patrol officers in District 5 responded to a shooting on Ernest Street near McDuff Avenue and found the victim, Christopher Cam, 33, with multiple gunshot wounds.
Members from the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department (JFRD) responded and transported Cam to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the victim's cause of death a homicide.
Members from the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO) Homicide and Crime Scene Units immediately began their investigation. After months of reviewing evidence and examining details, detectives named 32-year-old Brandon Engeloff, a convicted felon, as a suspect in the case. Engeloff is now in the John E. Goode Pretrial Detention Facility (Duval County jail), facing charges for Cam’s death.
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Published Media Requests page on JSO's Public Records Portal and search "M478317" in the Reference No. section.
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