{"id":484154,"date":"2026-02-22T17:06:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T17:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/484154\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T17:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T17:06:07","slug":"2-men-2-women-injured-in-shooting-during-street-party-on-jacksonvilles-eastside-jso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/484154\/","title":{"rendered":"2 men, 2 women injured in shooting during street party on Jacksonville\u2019s Eastside: JSO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Hours after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2026\/02\/22\/jacksonville-beach-police-says-its-working-multiple-investigations-in-area-of-beach-blvd-and-2nd-street\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2026\/02\/22\/jacksonville-beach-police-says-its-working-multiple-investigations-in-area-of-beach-blvd-and-2nd-street\/\">a quadruple shooting sent young people scattering from a \u201ctakeover\u201d<\/a> in Jacksonville Beach, another four people were injured in a shooting at a completely separate street party on Jacksonville\u2019s Eastside, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Lt. Frederick Dash with the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office Robbery and Violent Crimes Section said that just after 12:30 a.m. Sunday, officers responded to a ShotSpotter call on Jessie Street near A Philip Randolph Boulevard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">They found a 34-year-old woman with a gunshot wound, and she was taken to the hospital by paramedics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Not long after, three other adults showed up at a nearby hospital with gunshot wounds. The men, ages 37 and 43, and another woman, age 39.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">None of the injuries were life-threatening, and all four victims were in stable condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Dash said investigators learned the shooting happened during a street party near Jessie Street and A Philip Randolph Boulevard. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cBased on the evidence on the scene and ShotSpotter, anywhere from 12-15 shots (were fired),\u201d Dash said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">They are still searching for suspects and a motive for the shooting, but Dash said the incident does not appear to be gang-related.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">News4JAX found trash up and down the sidewalk, where the party took place, including cups and plastic wraps, a strainer, utensils, and even a dish full of food.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Neighbors said friendly street parties and gatherings are common in the neighborhood, and Bishop Harry Williams of In the Word International Church said the Eastside Brotherhood Club across the street, which his father helped start, does charitable work throughout the community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cEverybody\u2019s just coming and hanging outside. It\u2019s just getting larger and larger, but mostly the people who go inside this building, they\u2019re laid back, they\u2019re older people. No trouble,\u201d Williams said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">He was shocked by the scene as he passed by Sunday morning, saying he grew up in the area and has been back for 18 years, leading a local church.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cIt\u2019s a pretty tight-knit community,\u201d Williams said. \u201cEverybody loves each other, everybody supports each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Williams encouraged members of the community to try to de-escalate these situations before they become violent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cIf they see something, don\u2019t be afraid, tell them, \u2018Hey man, look, I see you got a gun on your side, put it in the car, man. Let\u2019s just talk, let\u2019s hang out, have a good time,\u2019\u201d Williams said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Investigators are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact JSO at 904-630-0500, at Crime Stoppers at 866-845-TIPS, or they can leave an online tip at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2026\/02\/22\/2-men-2-women-injured-in-shooting-during-street-party-on-jacksonvilles-eastside-jso\/mailto:JSOCrimetips@Jaxsheriff.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2026\/02\/22\/2-men-2-women-injured-in-shooting-during-street-party-on-jacksonvilles-eastside-jso\/mailto:JSOCrimetips@Jaxsheriff.org\">JSOCrimetips@Jaxsheriff.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The quadruple shooting came <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2026\/02\/22\/jacksonville-beach-police-says-its-working-multiple-investigations-in-area-of-beach-blvd-and-2nd-street\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2026\/02\/22\/jacksonville-beach-police-says-its-working-multiple-investigations-in-area-of-beach-blvd-and-2nd-street\/\">just hours after three adults and a juvenile were wounded by gunfire<\/a> during a \u201ctakeover\u201d event in Jacksonville Beach.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Hours after a quadruple shooting sent young people scattering from a \u201ctakeover\u201d in Jacksonville Beach,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":484155,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4,450,451,14310,22263,22264,3,452,453],"class_list":{"0":"post-484154","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-breaking-news","8":"tag-breaking-news","9":"tag-breakingnews","10":"tag-headlines","11":"tag-jacksonville","12":"tag-jacksonville-sheriffs-office","13":"tag-jso","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-top-stories","16":"tag-topstories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=484154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484154\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/484155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=484154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=484154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=484154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}