JSO: Man shot in torso in Lakewood area

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Police found a man in his early 20s shot twice in the torso Thursday night on Caljon Road in the Lakewood area.

Police responded to the 2100 area of Caljon Road at 7:40 p.m. after reports that a person was shot.

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The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said Caljon Road is a dead-end street, and people were hanging out at a social gathering in a parking lot when the shots began.

Neighbors said they heard two shots and then vehicles leaving the area and then called the police. Everyone at the gathering left the scene.

Police said the man who was shot was not being cooperative. He was transported to UF Health Jacksonville with non-life-threatening injuries.