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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - An 84-year-old man kidnapped from his home last week by a robbery suspect fleeing police died peacefully Tuesday morning from injuries suffered when his carjacked SUV crashed, someone who knows the family told News4Jax. Louis Reese, was critically injured in the crash on Atlantic Boulevard in East Arlington after being taken at gunpoint in his SUV on an 8-mile police pursuit. Two Jacksonville police officers were seriously injured during the chase. One has been released from the hospital, but the second remains in fair condition. Reese had been on a ventilator in intensive care at Memorial Hospital, but had acknowledged his doctors with hand signals, the family said. RELATED: Support pours in for JSO officers, man injured in chase |What we know about suspect in Mayport crime spree They said all of Reese's ribs were broken and he had a broken leg, broken arm, broken spine, a collapsed lung and a punctured lung.  … [Read more...] about 84-year-old man carjacked in Mayport dies of crash injuries

The man who is accused of robbing an internet cafe at gunpoint, abducting an elderly man to use his SUV as a getaway vehicle, striking two police officers -- one on foot and another in his cruiser -- before crashing to a concrete pole, is a 26-year-old man who was released from prison just over three months ago. Late Thursday, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office named Lawrence Hill III as the man behind Wednesday's violent crime spree. Hill is in critical condition at Memorial Hospital with from injuries he suffered in the crash. More Headlines Elderly man kidnapped during crime spree remains in ICU, family says Officers injured in crime spree have 'long road to recovery' IMAGES: Mayport, East Arlington scenes The 84-year-old victim he carjacked and the two officers he struck are also at Memorial Hospital. After a conviction for burglary and fleeing from police in a U-Haul truck in 2014, Hall pleaded guilty and served four years in prison. … [Read more...] about What we know about 26-year-old charged in Mayport crime spree

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Two police officers were injured Wednesday afternoon when they were struck by a stolen vehicle driven by a suspect fleeing an armed robbery at a business on Mayport Road, near where A1A splits off to the village of Mayport, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said. The officers, as well as the suspect and the owner of the stolen vehicle, were hospitalized after the robbery, carjacking, police chase and crash that ended in the East Arlington area, JSO Director of Investigations Ron Lendvay said at a news briefing Wednesday evening.  The officers' injuries were described as serious.  It all started just after 2 p.m. when police said an armed man in his 20s robbed the Lucky Charms Arcade, an internet cafe on Mayport Road. While the robbery was happening, a person who was watching a live security camera feed of the business called 911, police said. According to Lendvay, the suspect locked a patron in a restroom, and had a clerk … [Read more...] about 2 officers injured after robbery, carjacking, chase from Mayport

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A police officer was injured Wednesday afternoon in a crash during the pursuit of a suspect in a robbery, shooting and kidnapping at a business on Mayport Road, near where A1A splits off to the village of Mayport. News4Jax was told an officer was seriously injured when he was hit by the suspect's vehicle a few blocks from the robbery location. A witness saw what appeared to be a police officer on the ground on Mayport Road at Wonderwood Drive about 2 p.m. She said the man was conscious and talking when he was transported from the scene. Police said the officer was taken to Memorial Hospital. IMAGES: Photos from all 3 crime scenes Atlantic Beach police said the robbery was at the Lucky Charms Arcade, an internet cafe on Mayport Road. It wasn't known if the kidnapping victim was from that scene or somewhere else. People who work at the strip mall where the business was robbed didn't hear shots fired, but saw several officers running across … [Read more...] about Officer injured after robbery, shooting, kidnapping at Mayport