Police: 1 injured after shots fired in Northwest Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – One person was hospitalized after shots were fired Monday afternoon in the Royal Terrace neighborhood of Northwest Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. 

Officers responded about  4 p.m. to West 41st Street, near the intersection of West 45th Street and Moncrief Road, where ShotSpotter detected shots had been fired. At the same time, officers were called to a fire station on Myrtle Avenue, where an injured person had been driven.

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Sheriff's Office Lt. J.M. Paris said investigators discovered the two calls were related. 

Paris said the person who suffered an injury to the facial area was taken to a hospital in non-life-threatening condition. It's unclear how exactly the person was injured -- whether it was from glass, shrapnel or a gunshot wound. 

The Sheriff's Office continues to investigate. Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff's Office at 904-630-0500 or email JSOCrimeTips@jaxsheriff.org. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS (8477).


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