Investigators said a bullet grazed the man on the top of his head.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man was hospitalized Wednesday evening after being shot in front of a home in Jacksonville’s Springfield area, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
According to JSO’s initial investigation, Sgt. Johnson with the Robbery and Violent Crime Unit said the man got into a fight with another individual in front of a home on North Market Street prior to the shooting.
Johnson said a short time after the fight, the man was sitting inside his vehicle when a black vehicle approached, and another man exited and began shooting at him.
JSO said one bullet grazed the victim on the top of his head.
The suspect then went back inside his vehicle and fled the area “in a unknown direction of travel,” according to Johnson.
A description of the suspect was not released.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call JSO’s non-emergency number at 904-630-0500. To provide information anonymously, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.