JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man is in stable condition after he was shot by a Jacksonville Sheriff's officer during a traffic stop that turned into a chase Saturday evening, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
The shooting happened in the area of Playa Way and Caliente Drive near the Arlington area.
JSO said the man was pulled over after officers said he was speeding and driving on the wrong side of the road. The driver then sped off and fled the scene. Officers pursued the suspect, who crashed a short time later. JSO said the driver then fled on foot.
As officers continued to pursue the suspect, one yelled: "He has a gun!" That's when officer J. R. Matthews shot at the suspect.
The suspect was then taken to a local hospital where he remains in stable condition. No officers were injured and a gun was recovered at the scene.
The incident marks the second officer-involved shooting in just one night. Hours earlier, on the Northside, a woman died after she was shot several times by two JSO officers. JSO said she had attacked them with a butcher knife.