JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Police responding to gunfire late Friday afternoon one block north of Golfair Boulevard found a man shot inside a car at the intersection of Birch and Perry streets. A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office homicide detective said the man died at a hospital.
Sgt. Doug Molina said someone called 911 at 5 p.m. to report shots fired. He said JSO was in the process of notifying the victim’s family.
Witnesses reported a red or burgundy SUV drove away from the area after the shooting. Several people told News4Jax that the SUV pulled up and someone shot the man as he sat in his car parked next to a vacant lot. None of the neighbors wanted to grant interviews but said they said crime is all too common in the area.
According to JSO’s crime map, there have been 36 crimes reported within a half-mile of the Friday’s shooting in the last 30 days. Those include burglary, theft and assaults.
Police ask anyone who might have information about that vehicle or the shooting to call CrimeStoppers at 866-845-TIPS.