JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A store clerk and another man were shot on Saturday during a robbery in the Lakeshore area, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
Police responded to the 4600 block of Shirley Avenue for a person who was shot in the chest at around 12:45 p.m.
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The victim, a store clerk in his early 20s, tried to stop someone from stealing from the store. He was confronted by another man who began shooting at him, JSO said.
There was an exchange of gunfire with surrounding businesses and cars being struck, investigators said.
Jacksonville Fire and Rescue took the store clerk to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries. Sometime later, another man in his early 20s was taken to a hospital in a private car with a gunshot wound to his abdomen and is in critical conditon, JSO said.
There are several people detained in relation to this incident and there is no further threat to the community.
Anyone with information is asked to call JSO at 904-630-0500 or email jsocrimetips@jaxsheriff.org or call Crime Stoppers at 866-845-TIPS.