A popular Jacksonville bartender was one of two women shot dead early Wednesday morning near train tracks in San Marco, Florida.
The management of Dos Gatos in downtown Jacksonville said 28-year-old Paige Pringle had dropped off gifts for her manager and another employee and was stopped for the train. Her SUV coasted into the train after the shooting, WJXT reported.
The second woman’s identity has not been released. She was 53-year-old, and investigators believe she was standing on the curb when she was shot.
Pringle, who was shot multiple times, was pronounced dead at the scene. The other woman was taken to a hospital, where she died.
“They’re working the case very, very hard,” Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said of his detectives. “Trying to determine exactly what happened. It’s, it’s, you know, everyone’s shocked…you don’t want to see that happen in your city at all right? Whether it’s one anyplace else, you just don’t want to see that happen.”
Dos Gatos closed for the night on Wednesday, noting on Facebook that “we stand here with grieving hearts, shocked and saddened. “She was one of the best. She was our family. And we loved her immensely.”
The bar reopened on Thursday.
“We’re back doing what Paige would want us to – making everyone happy,” they posted. “Stop by and share your favorite story and enjoy a cocktail. Thank you to everyone who left a kind message, flowers by the door. We’ve moved them inside,” the bar wrote.
Employees were still stunned.
“Honestly, I don’t think you want to know the kind of justice that I want for her but it really sucks,” said co-worker Sione Tameseu. “You have a bunch of idiots out here thinking that they are grown adults because they carry guns around and they want to show them off or whatever and then whatever triggers them or sets them off to want to harm other people. It’s stupidity at its finest.”
Investigators have not identified a suspect.
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[Featured image: Paige Pringle/Facebook]
