Jacksonville police hope fingerprints will identify burglary suspects

Jacksonville police say that fingerprints found after a Tuesday burglary could identify two suspects, including one who pulled a gun and was shot at by a passerby.  The fingerprints were found by investigators in the home on Whites Gap Road, where the alleged burglars were surprised when the father-in-law of the homeowner and a friend saw an unfamiliar tan-colored vehicle in the driveway.  Officers interviewed the neighbors of the homeowner, but so far no one has provided police with a detailed description of the suspects. When the father-in-law and his friend went to investigate Tuesday, one of the suspects fled in the vehicle. The other suspect came out of the home through the garage and pointed a gun at the two men.  The friend of the father-in-law shoved the father-in-law out of the way and fired a gun at the suspect, who ran back into the home. The suspect did not fire at the two men and no one was injured in the shooting. After a three-hour standoff, officials who responded to the scene confirmed that the burglar had escaped the home. Tracking dogs from St. Clair County followed his scent through a wooded area near the house. The trackers found footprints in a sand pile near Groves Pass about 200 feet from the home, but they stopped at the road, leading investigators to believe the suspect escaped in a vehicle. Police say they are hoping that the fingerprints investigators found belong to one of the suspects because no one has been able to provide police with a detailed description of either man.