{"id":129981,"date":"2026-01-24T03:17:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T03:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/129981\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T03:17:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T03:17:23","slug":"surveillance-video-catches-shots-fired-during-home-invasion-gunfight-action-news-jax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/129981\/","title":{"rendered":"surveillance video catches shots fired during home invasion gunfight \u2013 Action News Jax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 New surveillance video shows the terrifying moments when gunfire erupted during a home invasion in Jacksonville\u2019s Riverview neighborhood. One resident was shot, and multiple homeowners say they were frightened by the chaos as dozens of shots rang out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Action News Jax obtained surveillance footage recorded just seconds before the shooting. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">The video shows three suspects walking in front of a Ring camera in the Riverview neighborhood. Moments later, about 15 gunshots can be heard. After the shots, the suspects run to the side of the house, directly in front of the camera. Their black hoodies are pulled up and their faces are covered as they are heard talking to each other while running away. Two of the suspects later run back in front of the camera again before fleeing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Nearby homeowners said they were caught off guard by the sudden violence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">\u201cI was in there looking at TV then after 2 o\u2019clock, I heard the shots. I saw two guys were running they were wearing black outfits,\u201d one anonymous homeowner said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" target=\"_blank\">&gt;&gt;&gt; STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE &lt;&lt;&lt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">When asked how many shots they heard, the homeowner added, \u201cit had to be like an automatic. it was over like over 10 shots like somebody shooting an automatic pistol.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Another nearby resident, who also asked to remain anonymous, said shootings are unusual in the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">\u201cNo, no, no, not normally this is just something that happened,\u201d the homeowner said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">To better understand what homeowners can legally do during a home invasion, Action News Jax spoke with Rod Mills of Scorched Earth Firearms Training. He explained when deadly force may be justified.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">\u201cIf someone has done like a home invasion of forcibly entering your home. You do have the right to be able to use the force even if you do not see a weapon,\u201d Mills said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">[DOWNLOAD: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">The homeowner who owns the surveillance footage said she heard every gunshot and feared the suspects were just feet away from her door. She asked to remain anonymous for safety reasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">\u201cBut when I heard the gunshots, it woke me up out of my sleep. Then I can hear some guys hollering and talking and that\u2019s what made me think that my door was unlocked,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">After getting out of bed and locking her door, she said she was relieved the suspects never entered her home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">\u201cIt was scary. At the time my heart was racing and I was just so nervous. I didn\u2019t know what to do,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">When police arrived and it was safe to go outside, she witnessed a scene she says she will never forget.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">\u201cI saw them bring somebody out on a stretcher,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">According to Jacksonville police, the shooting happened around 2:06 p.m. Thursday in the 9100 block of 6th Avenue. Officers say three armed suspects wearing masks forced their way into a home and opened fire on the resident inside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Police said the resident returned fire, striking one of the suspects. The other two suspects fled the scene, while the wounded suspect crawled out of the home and was found in the front yard by officers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Police said the resident who was shot is expected to recover. It is still unclear whether the two remaining suspects are in custody.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">[SIGN UP: <a href=\"https:\/\/membercenter.actionnewsjax.com\/newsletters\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/a>] <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/video\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> to stream Action News Jax live.<\/p>\n<p>Action News Jax Top Stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 New surveillance video shows the terrifying moments when gunfire erupted during a home invasion in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":129982,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[64094,982,969,116,118,117,64091,634,9476,9475,64092,64093],"class_list":["post-129981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-6th_avenue","tag-action_news","tag-jack","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news","tag-jacksonvilles_riverview","tag-local","tag-nicholas","tag-nicholas_brooks","tag-rod_mills","tag-scorched_earth_firearms_training"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129981"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129981\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}