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JSO: Stray bullet injures woman on the Westside

Police say a woman was struck by a stray bullet around 2 a.m. around 700 Edgewood Ave.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A woman was injured after being struck by a stray bullet Sunday morning on the Westside, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said.

Around 2 a.m., officers responded to the victim at 700 Edgewood Ave. 

The victim, a woman in her 40s, took herself to a local hospital suffering non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The agency said she sustained a gunshot to the thigh, which grazed her.

Police said the victim was leaving a business when she was hit by gunfire in the parking lot. JSO said the gunshot was a stray bullet.

"We do not believe the victim was targeted," police said in a release.

The investigation is ongoing, police said. Detectives were still processing the crime scene Sunday morning.

Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to call JSO at 904-630-0500, email JSOCRIMETIPS@Jaxsheriff.org or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.

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