Man shoots relative after drunk driving dispute, JSO says

Police: Intoxicated man driving with children in car

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., – A man shot a family member after a dispute over him driving drunk with his kids in the car Friday night, Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said.

At 6:30 p.m. police responded to an argument on Appleton Avenue in the Lake Shore neighborhood. A man was driving drunk with his kids in the car when another family member tried to intervene, JSO says. The family member was then shot by the driver twice.

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The victim was taken a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The shooter was arrested by police a short time later during a traffic stop.

The Aggravated Battery unit is now investigating. 

 


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