Man with life-threatening gunshot wound left at hospital

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Detectives are investigating how and where a man came to be critically injured in a shooting that occurred sometime before 4:30 a.m. Monday.

A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said the man was dropped off at the hospital by an unknown person who did not wait for the police to show up.

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The man was suffering from a single gunshot wound and was in life-threatening condition.

Police had not been able to speak with the victim at the time reporters were briefed around 5:50 Monday morning.

Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to please call 904-630-0500, jsocrimetips@jaxsheriff.org, or Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.

The shooting makes for the third in Jacksonville since Sunday morning. Out of those, 6 people were injured, including a teenage boy, and one person died.