Teenager checks herself into hospital with gunshot wounds

Teenager was shot near Emerson Street and Philips Highway. (Copyright 2020 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla – Police were called to Memorial Hospital around 3:30 a.m. Saturday after a young woman walked in with gunshot wounds.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said the victim told investigators that she was walking near Philips Highway and Emerson Street with another boy when a car with multiple passengers drove past them. The car turned around, drove toward them and someone inside started shooting.

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The young woman was shot, but police said her injuries were not life-threatening. It’s unclear if she or the young man were targeted. They are both cooperating with police

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-866-845-TIPS (8477).


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