A shooting on residential Susie Street left one dead and another critically injured Wednesday. The sheriff’s office said it was an isolated incident.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — One person is dead and another in critical condition following an early morning shooting on Jacksonville’s Westside Wednesday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:30 a.m. to the 8200 block of Susie Street, a residential area, after receiving reports of a shooting.
When officers arrived, they found two adult victims outside suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were taken to a local hospital, where one victim was pronounced dead and the other remained in critical condition, the sheriff’s office said in a news briefing Wednesday.
Detectives with the agency’s Homicide Unit and Crime Scene Unit are investigating the shooting. Authorities believe the incident is isolated and said there is no ongoing threat to the community.
Investigators are asking anyone with information to come forward. Tips can be submitted by calling the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500, emailing jsocrimetips@jaxsheriff.org, or contacting First Coast Crime Stoppers at 866-845-TIPS.