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Practice makes polite.
Investigators say a St. Johns County man was killed by a “long distance shot.”
It happened at a trailer down a dirt road off State Road 16 in an area with a lot of trees and open land around it.
A family member went to check the property and discovered 51-year-old Chester Ratliff’s body on July 30, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators believe it was an “accidental” shooting.
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Several neighbors told Action News Jax it’s not uncommon for people in this area to shoot target practice in their backyards.
