April 10, 2023
The Levy County Sheriff’s Office 911 Center received a call Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. reporting a subject had been shot. Deputies responded to a duplex in the Town of Bronson and discovered James Young, Jr. (5/26/82) of Chiefland deceased on the floor inside. He suffered a single gunshot wound to his chest.
LCSO Detectives were dispatched to the scene and the investigation determined Young had a prior domestic relationship with the female occupant of the duplex. Young went there to confront her and was armed with a handgun when he arrived. Young and the female began to struggle. The female was able to retrieve her own firearm and fired once, striking Young in the chest. She fled the residence to a nearby neighbor’s home seeking assistance.
Detectives are still in the early stages of this investigation. No charges have been filed and this investigation is currently on-going. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Corporal C.J. Perryman at 352-486-5111 ext. 240.