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Tara Baker

Case from Jacksonville, FL dated Aug 09, 2023

Victim Details

Tara Baker

Female

White / Caucasian

Jacksonville

FL

2023-08-09

53

Tara

Baker

Primary Suspect Deceased

07/28/2026

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On August 9, 2023, Tara Baker, a 53-year-old woman from Jacksonville, Florida, was fatally shot at a railroad crossing in the San Marco area. Baker was riding her bicycle and had stopped at the crossing due to a passing train. At the same time, Paige Pringle, a 28-year-old woman, was driving her white SUV on Hendricks Avenue and was also stopped by the train.

The incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. when a gray Volkswagen Passat, driven by Ty Christopher Head, was following Pringle's vehicl ...
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  • firstcoastnews.com: Sources: Women shot to death at San Marco train crossing didn't know each other
  • https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2023/08/10/paige-pringle-was-one-of-the-women-killed-at-jacksonville-rail-crossing/70571231007/
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    I still can't wrap my head around what happened to Tara Baker and Paige Pringle that night. Tara was... ...Read More
    11/14/2024
    It's so surreal and deeply unsettling to hear about something so tragic happening to someone as they... ...Read More
    11/20/2023
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