JSO investigating shooting near Raines High School

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man is in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a shooting Saturday near Raines High School, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

JSO said that it responded to a reported shooting around 4 a.m. on Moncrief Road and that a man in his 20s was found with a gunshot wound in his upper thigh. He was located in a residential area, looking for help, police said.

Officers said they were able to provide aid to the man before he was transported to a local hospital by the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.

Moncrief Road West from Owen Avenue to Ernjo Road was closed on the right side heading away from Raines High.

There is no connection between this incident and the high school or the Bob Hayes Invitational Track Meet.

Anyone with information related to this incident has been asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS (8477).