Police: Man wounded after shots fired into SUV on Kernan Boulevard

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office were sent to investigate a shooting reported Monday evening on Kernan Boulevard that left a man wounded.

According to police, two vehicles were traveling south on Kernan and someone in a car fired multiple shots into an SUV. A News4Jax viewer sent photos from the scene, showing the SUV’s shattered windows.

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A viewer also shared video from a doorbell camera that was nearby the scene. More than a dozen gunshots can be heard.

The man who was shot was said to be in stable condition. Police said they were looking for two men who were in a blue Chrysler 300.

A portion of Kernan Boulevard was shut down for the investigation.

Across town, police were investigating an unrelated shooting where a young person was shot in a home.


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