JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville rapper in his mid-20s is recovering at a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after he was shot once in the foot while driving a black sedan on West 16th Street in Jacksonville Saturday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
Law enforcement sources confirmed the man involved in the shooting is Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio, 25, whose legal name is Charles Jones.
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JSO's Sergeant Lloyd says around 7 a.m., officers responded to the 3100 block of West 16th Street in reference to a report of a person shot. Lloyd says "it appears that the suspect or suspects were waiting for the victim and ambushed him."
Police say the car Jones was driving was hit "roughly about 10 times" by bullets.
During the shooting, an occupied nearby home was struck by gunfire as well and an unidentified woman inside of the house, suffered minor injuries although she wasn't hit by any bullets, police say.
Lloyd says there is currently no description of the suspect or suspects in the shooting.
Detectives were canvassing the area for witnesses and possible surveillance video of the shooting.
Anyone with information related to the shooting, is asked to call JSO's non-emergency number at 904-630-0500 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.