One man was sent to the hospital after getting shot in the leg in the area of East 1st Street and Franklin Street.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Police found a man suffering from several gunshot wounds inside a car on the southbound lanes of Interstate 295 near the Old St. Augustine Road exit early Sunday morning. Jacksonville officers called to the scene at 2:12 a.m. found the male victim inside a vehicle. A News4Jax viewer witnessed the scene and sent pictures showing a heavy police presence on the side of the highway. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Aggravated battery detectives are investigating the incident.