JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man was shot early Sunday morning in the Biltmore area during what one witness says was an afterparty that got out of control.
The man who was shot is expected to survive, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, and investigators are now looking for the shooter.
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According to JSO, officers responded around 1 a.m. to the 2800 block of Edgewood Avenue North after reports of a shooting. JSO said a man was taken to a local hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the leg.
Investigators said the victim was shot in a parking lot by an unknown suspect, who then left the area.
A witness who asked to remain anonymous spoke to News4JAX and described what he said was an afterparty that erupted into chaos.
“They just had like a party or something, I guess, for like prom, like an afterparty. But out of nowhere, a lot of commotion was going on and they started shooting,” the man said. “Kids was running everywhere. It was crazy.”
News4JAX saw multiple cars in the parking lot with what appeared to be bullet holes. There was also damage to the windows of nearby businesses in the shopping center near Rio Grande Avenue.
A video posted to social media purportedly showed the shooting, but News4JAX has been unable to verify when and where it was recorded.
Anyone with information is asked to call JSO at (904) 630-0500, email JSOCRIMETIPS@Jaxsheriff.org, or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.
This is a developing story. We are working to learn more.