32-year-old man arrested after child injured in Jacksonville apartment shooting

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 32-year-old man was arrested after a child was injured in a shooting inside an apartment at the Village of San Jose Apartments on July 11, according to an arrest report released by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

JSO arrested Joshua Andrew Morgan and charged him with culpable negligence and child neglect, the report says. The child was taken to Wolfson Children’s Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Detectives served a search warrant at the residence and found a blue Walther P22 pistol on a kitchen table next to a bag with blood on the outside. Officials said there appeared to be a bullet hole with muzzle burn inside the bag and a large puddle of blood on the floor nearby.

Neighbors described a chaotic scene when first responders arrived.

“The people were running outside with the baby clenched, and he ran over to them with the defibrillator and then within a minute fire rescue and everything were here. I hope everything is OK. God bless that child,” a neighbor said.