JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 A man is recovering from injuries after being shot in the leg Thursday on Jacksonville\u2019s Westside. Police responded to a hospital at about 2:30 p.m. in response to a patient who arrived with a bullet wound.<\/p>\n
Officer\u2019s arrived to find the victim being treated and learned he was shot in the 2000 block of Niblick Drive, a Jacksonville police news release states.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe initial investigation has revealed the victim was engaged in a dispute … two suspects opened fire striking the victim one time,\u201d the news release states.<\/p>\n
The victim was driven to the hospital and police have a person of interest in custody, the news release states.<\/p>\n
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