Teen, antheral hospitalized aft shooting astatine James Weldon Johnson Park, constabulary say

According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, City Hall was struck by gunfire aboriginal Sunday morning.

According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, City Hall was struck by gunfire aboriginal Sunday morning. (WJXT)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – City Hall was struck by gunfire during 1 of two shootings aboriginal Sunday greeting successful Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Just earlier 12:50 a.m., according to JSO, constabulary were dispatched to a shooting astatine James Weldon Johnson Park connected West Monroe Street successful downtown Jacksonville. Officers said a teenage lad was changeable and the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department transported him to an country infirmary with non-life-threatening injuries. Officers said they were aboriginal notified of a antheral who walked into a section infirmary with a gunshot coiled that besides stemmed from this incident.

While securing the scene, according to police, it was discovered that City Hall was struck by gunfire, but determination were nary injuries reported wrong the building.

There was different shooting astir 12:30 a.m. adjacent James Weldon Johnson Park. A teen and a antheral were shot, some having non life-threatening injuries. During that shooting the City Hall municipal gathering was damaged. This representation shows 2 slug holes successful a window. pic.twitter.com/wl4832kdX0

— Aaron Farrar (@aaronfarrarNews) August 1, 2021

In caller weeks, according to the JSO crime-mapping tool, determination person been respective incidents reported successful the area, including aggravated artillery and battle with a deadly weapon.

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One downtown concern was inactive boarded up Sunday aft Bobby Born, who works downtown, said it was struck by bullets 3 weeks ago.

“Our gathering took 3 bullets successful the windows,” Born said. “Just unspeakable for the business.”

Born said helium besides heard shots fired a mates of weekends agone and his gathering on Monroe Street was tagged successful graffiti. He said helium wants to spot a larger constabulary beingness downtown.

“I stood connected the building’s rooftop 1 night, 2 oregon 3 a.m., conscionable watching, and I ne'er saw 1 constabulary car downtown,” helium said.

Born said helium hopes the assemblage tin travel unneurotic to enactment an extremity to the violence.

The shooting Sunday greeting successful downtown Jacksonville was one of 2 reported successful the metropolis successful a span of less than 2 hours. Police said the different shooting happened astir 2:30 a.m. extracurricular a nightclub connected Southside Boulevard astatine Patton Road, conscionable northbound of Beach Boulevard. Police said three men successful their 20s were shot, 1 of whom died. Police said the different 2 men were taken to a infirmary with non-life-threatening injuries.

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