A 22-year-old Gainesville man turned himself in to law enforcement officials Tuesday in connection with the shooting of a man at a local car wash.
Eugene Javon Patrick turned himself in Tuesday at the Alachua County Jail, Gainesville police said in a news release.
Patrick had been sought on a second-degree murder arrest warrant in connection with the death of Bobby Bernard Hopkins Jr., who was shot May 22 at Swamp Car Wash, 912 E. University Ave.
Most of the information in the Patrick s case file in the court system is sealed and not public record at this point.
His bond remains at $1 million.
One man is dead after shooting at a Gainesville car wash
Police are still searching for a man who fatally shot a 36-year-old man at the Swamp Car Wash Saturday May 28, 2021 | 11:27am EDT Photo caption for both: Balloons were tied to the sign of Swamp Car Wash in memory of Bobby Hopkins Jr., on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Photo by Jake Reyes | The Independent Florida Alligator
The Gainesville Police Department is searching for a 22-year-old male who fatally shot another man at the Swamp Car Wash at 912 E University Ave. on Saturday.
GPD received a call about the incident at 12:46 p.m. Saturday. The department identified Eugene Javon Patrick as the person who shot Bobby Bernard Hopkins, Jr., 36, in the chest.