JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 In a press release on Wednesday, the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office said it shut down a \u201cteen takeover\u201d at Blue Cypress Park after a crowd of more than 200 teenagers began fighting. <\/p>\n
Three teenage girls were arrested for their roles in the violence that broke out during the gathering.<\/p>\n
District 2 Patrol and Task Force officers responded to the park as the group size increased.<\/p>\n
>>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<<<\/a><\/p>\n Police say a subgroup of the teenagers moved to a nearby apartment complex. JSO received reports of a firearm being discharged in that area, though investigators found no evidence that any individuals were shot. The group attempted to return to the park after the incident, but officers had already blocked off the entrances.<\/p>\n The Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office issued a direct message to families following the arrests and fighting. The agency urged parents to stay informed about their children\u2019s activities and social circles. <\/p>\n [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/a>]<\/p>\n \u201cBut parents and caregivers, enough is enough,\u201d the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office said in a statement. \u201cPlease be aware and alert about what your teen is up to. Help us cut down on these takeovers by monitoring how your teen is spending their time and who they\u2019re with.\u201d<\/p>\n Police officials also advised parents against dropping teenagers off at locations without first understanding why the teens are there. The agency stated it is constantly monitoring for these types of events to ensure officers are prepared for any violence.<\/p>\n Blue Cypress Park is scheduled to remain closed for the rest of the night. Officers will continue to monitor for any further large gatherings.<\/p>\n [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/a>] <\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here<\/a> to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here<\/a> to stream Action News Jax live.<\/p>\n Action News Jax Top Stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 In a press release on Wednesday, the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office said it shut down a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1834,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-197274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197274","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=197274"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197274\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}