
LOPD announces arrests in homicide investigation
Live Oak Police Department
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On Friday, Feb. 21, at approximately 7:30 a.m., the Live Oak Police Department was dispatched to a vehicle crash in the area of 424 Johnson Ave. Upon arrival, officers discovered a 2010 Silver Audi two-door vehicle that had damage consistent with a single vehicle crash. Officers also discovered a white male, later identified as Joseph Simmons, deceased on scene. Simmons had an injury consistent with a single gunshot wound to his upper left torso. The Medical Examiner’s Office later confirmed Simmons’s death was a result of gunshot wound. Casings recovered from the scene as well as bullet holes in the vehicle demonstrated that multiple guns