Jacksonville, FL — Four separate shootings over a 24-hour period in Jacksonville has left at least six people wounded and, so far, no arrests have been announced by police.
Early this morning a man was shot on W. 17th Street, near RV Daniels Elementary School. He was taken to a local hospital with a single gunshot wound to the leg. JSO had no suspect description and was asking for tips to Crime Stoppers at 866-845-TIPS.
Just after 10 pm on Tuesday, two young men between the ages of 17 and 20 were shot while sitting in a vehicle on Timmerman Lane. Both shooting victims had non-life-threatening injuries. JSO had no evidence to confirm if this was a drive-by shooting.
Around 5:20 pm on Tuesday, police were called to a shooting on Orton Street, where two men were treated and transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No suspect information was given at the scene by detectives.
On Miss Muffet Lane on the westside just after 6 pm on Tuesday, police responded to reports of shots fired. An off-duty officer was called about a gunshot wound victim at Park West ER. He was taken to Orange Park Medical Center in critical condition. According to JSO, two groups of people in two separate cars that left the area were being questioned by detectives.
SO many shootings in #Jax overnight, 6 people are injured. https://t.co/kczLPl4Zf3
— Beth Rousseau (@BethANJax) October 16, 2019
Closer look at police presence on Timmerman Ln. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/1slAaFvE3I
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) October 16, 2019
NOW: @JSOPIO presence in community off Townsend Rd. @ActionNewsJax is working to learn what happened. @WOKVNews pic.twitter.com/XJd3zynZfL
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) October 16, 2019