JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating nine separate shootings on Monday after a violent winter weekend that saw gunfire erupt from Mandarin to the Westside starting Saturday night.
So far, just one suspected shooter has been arrested, according to JSO.
JSO said it all started Saturday night around 7 p.m. when a 14-year-old girl who was an innocent bystander was injured when someone started shooting during a fight on Cleveland Road in the Grand Park area. She is expected to recover.
Also Saturday night, a man drove himself to a local hospital after he was shot multiple times in his legs in the New Town area. He’s is expected to be OK.
Then, early Sunday morning, JSO said it got a report that a teen was shot and taken to the hospital in critical condition by a citizen. JSO said the shooting happened around 12:50 a.m. on the Westside in the Normandy Estates area and is being investigated as an accident.
Just a few minutes later, around 1 a.m., two men were shot on Art Museum Drive near the Empire Point neighborhood. The men, who are expected to recover, told JSO they were approached by an unknown man who shot both of them after an argument.
Three hours later, around 4 a.m. in the Mandarin area, a man was rushed to a local hospital after he was shot multiple times when he confronted a suspected car burglar at an apartment complex on Sunbeam Road, according to JSO. The man shot was said to be in stable condition.
As the sun rose, JSO said it found a woman on Golfair Boulevard who had been shot in the wrist after an argument at a gas station. JSO said it has detained the alleged shooter, a man in his mid-20s, as well as another man who was injured during the fight. JSO said the woman was shot after she tried to break up a fight between the two men.
Close to 7 p.m. on Sunday, JSO responded to a person shot on Baymeadows Road. There a woman was found suffering a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead on the scene. This is currently the only fatal shooting reported.
At 11:15 p.m. officers were called to East Rd. where an adult male was found suffering a gunshot wound. He was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The gun shot was a result of a robbery, when two unknown individuals approached the victim.
Just after midnight on Monday, JSO was dispatched to a parking lot on Beach Boulevard where a man and woman were found shot with non-life threatening injuries. Gunshots were exchanged between the man and an unknown individual after an argument. The unknown man left the scene in an white SUV. Both victims were taken to a local hospital by JFRD.
“I know, understand people don’t want to see fights going on or see crimes being committed. But that’s what your taxpaying dollars, go towards law enforcement, call the police let them handle those situations,” said News4JAX crime and safety expert Ken Jefferson.
JSO is still looking for answers in most of the shootings.
Anyone who witnessed any of these incidents or has any information is asked to call (904) 630-0500, or if you wish to remain anonymous, call CrimeStoppers at 866-845-TIPS, or email jsocrimetips@jaxsheriff.org.
“You can’t take any type of shooting lightly,” Jefferson said. “That shows you that we all have to be conscious and cognizant of everything going on around us and save is to be our priority.”