Man shot in head, stomach while sitting inside parked car in Englewood neighborhood; suspect caught: JSO File photo.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man in his 40s was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries following a Thursday afternoon shooting in the Englewood neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
JSO said the man was sitting in a parked car on Barnhill Drive around 4 p.m. when someone walked up to the car and fired several times.
The man was struck in the head and the stomach, police said, and the suspect ran off. The unidentified suspect was later captured nearby.
Detectives canvassed for witnesses and video surveillance, but anyone with information related to the incident is urged to contact the Sheriff’s office at 904-630-0500, go online to JSOCRIMETIPS@JAXSHERIFF.ORG , or call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 866- 845-TIPS.
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