JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man is fighting for his life at the hospital Friday morning after a shooting on Jacksonville’s Southside. It happened at about 9:45 p.m. Thursday at the Mirage on Kernan apartment complex in the 3600 block of Kernan Boulevard S.
Officers responded to the location for reports of gunfire. A short time later Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office was notified of a walk-in patient at the hospital suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his upper and lower extremities, a JSO news release states.
His condition is listed as life-threatening, police said.
Witnesses reported hearing five or six gunshots and then seeing a woman with a gun and a man behind her, police said. The two got into a dark-colored sedan and sped away.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call JSO at 904-630-0500, email JSOCRIMETIPS@JAXSHERIFF.ORG, or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.
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