Jacksonville, FL — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating after an overnight, double shooting involving two juveniles.
According to JSO, officers working at the Jacksonville Fair heard multiple gunshots at around 12:10 am, Sunday morning, from a nearby residential area.
Neighbors say they heard at least 6 gunshots and saw one of the victims crawling down the sidewalk to get to safety. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/wKrU0oGW94
— Christy Turner (@ChristyANJax) November 12, 2017
When officers arrived to the 1000 block of East Union Street, they found two juveniles with gunshot wounds. One victim was shot in the leg, the other in the mid-section. Police say one of the juvenile’s injuries is considered life-threatening.
#ANJaxBreaking Police leaving the scene of a shooting on Union St. that injured 2 juveniles. One shot in mid section, other shot in leg. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/t18HcN6hrU
— Christy Turner (@ChristyANJax) November 12, 2017
At this time, police have very few details. They say the victims were walking when they were struck by gunfire from an unknown location by an unknown suspect.
JSO says there’s no evidence that this shooting is gang-related at this point.
In the past 4 weeks, there has been 17 assaults within 1 mi. of the scene of the shooting that injured 2 juveniles on Union St. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/DcsV9I8PZo
— Christy Turner (@ChristyANJax) November 12, 2017
Orange paint and crime scene tape left on the sidewalk where two juveniles were shot overnight Saturday. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/dfFo2qGriA
— Christy Turner (@ChristyANJax) November 12, 2017
