Man found guilty of attempted murder for a shooting outside of a nightclub on the Southside

Duval County jury found Kevin Zouitni guilty of two counts of Attempted Second-Degree Murder; Shooting or Throwing Deadly Missiles; and Discharging a Firearm from a Vehicle.

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Just after 2 a.m. Aug. 22, 2021, officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office responded to shots fired outside a nightclub on Beach Boulevard and Southside Boulevard.

According to JSO, surveillance cameras show Zouitni leaving the club as it was closing, talking with a man, and then getting into the driver’s seat of a pickup truck.

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The other man got into a black four-door Mercedes. Zouitni rolled down his window and pointed a firearm at the man sitting inside his car.

Zouitni then drove in front of the Mercedes and shot several rounds at the Mercedes.

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Another man in the parking lot fired back. Zouitni began driving while still firing his weapon. His gunfire struck several vehicles, one of which had two people inside.

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