JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Mandarin High School football player was injured Saturday in what the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating as an “accidental shooting.”
The family of 17-year-old Mikah Howell is asking for prayers and support after he suffered a traumatic brain injury in a shooting in the Inwood Terrace neighborhood.
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Howell, who remains in critical condition, is described as an honor roll student with scholarship offers to play football in college.
His family launched a GoFundMe to help pay for medical and living expenses as he recovers.
“His mother is by his side in intensive care, unable to work as she focuses on Mikah’s recovery,” the GoFundMe reads. “The uncertainty and emotional toll are immense, and the financial strain is growing as medical bills and living expenses accumulate.”
News4JAX obtained the incident report from the shooting, but it does not contain details about what happened, and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office did not hold a media briefing following the shooting.
At this time, it is still unclear whether any arrests have been made.