JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Four people were injured in three separate shootings across Jacksonville within a span of about four hours during the start of Labor Day weekend, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
The shootings occurred Friday night and early Saturday morning in different parts of the city, leaving investigators with multiple active cases and no announced suspects.
The first shooting was reported around 9 p.m. Friday after a male in his late teens arrived at a local hospital with a gunshot wound to the neck, police said. Investigators told officers he reported being a passenger in a vehicle when he felt a sharp pain and realized he had been shot.
He was unable to provide investigators with the location where the shooting occurred or information about a suspect, according to police. The person who drove him to the hospital left before officers could interview them.
Police also have not identified the hospital where the teenager was dropped off for treatment.
About two hours later, just before 11 p.m., officers responded to the 800 block of Jackson Street in Jacksonville’s Brooklyn neighborhood after receiving reports of another shooting. Authorities have released few details about that incident.
Police said crime scene detectives were processing evidence, while detectives with the Robbery and Violent Crime Unit interviewed witnesses, canvassed for surveillance video and followed up on investigative leads.
The third shooting occurred overnight in the Arlington area along Cesery Boulevard. Two people were injured, and detectives spent nearly 10 hours processing the scene, according to the sheriff’s office.
A witness who was near the Arlington crime scene said people were unable to return to their vehicles for hours while investigators worked.
“We were out here until 1 a.m., sleeping on the floor,” the witness said. “We felt unsafe … you don’t know where the people who got shot could have gone, and anything could have happened at that time.”
The witness also expressed concern about ongoing violence in the community.
“It’s just sad,” he said. “I just want to say to the people, I’m sorry. Y’all didn’t deserve that.”
Investigators were still determining whether the victims knew the suspect and whether any nearby homes or businesses were struck by gunfire. Police have not said whether the victims are cooperating with the investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500, email JSOCRIMETIPS@JAXSHERIFF.ORG or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.
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