Jacksonville sheriff’s office responded to two separate shootings overnight
JACKSONVILLE, Florida. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office responded to a local hospital about a late teenage boy who was shot in the face.
He is currently receiving injuries incompatible with life.
He was taken to the hospital by an unknown car and an unknown person.
The JSO reports that their initial investigation found that the victim was a passenger in a car that was traveling on an unknown road. Another car stopped next to the victim’s car and shot at the teenager.
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They are still trying to figure out the description of the car and where it happened.
In addition, a man entered the hospital last night with a gunshot wound to his lower body. The injury turned out to be non-life threatening.
The victim said he was walking down 6000 Sage Willow Way when a dark car pulled up next to him and fired one shot.
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The victim cannot describe what the suspect looks like.
Anyone with information related to the incident is strongly advised to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500 or go online at [email protected] or call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 866-845-TIPS.
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