JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man was taken to a Jacksonville hospital in serious condition Thursday evening in the area of Crestwood Street and Norwood Avenue in Jacksonville's Brentwood neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.
First Coast News, On Your Side sources said that person was shot at a youth football practice for a team called the Duval Dolphins.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says around 7 p.m., officers responded to the 900 block of Crestwood Street and found the unidentified man who was suffering a gunshot wound to his chest.
JSO says their initial investigation reveals that the man was shot by an unknown suspect who was inside an unknown vehicle in which fled the area after the shooting.
First Coast News, On Your Side sources also said dozen of JSO cruisers were in the area of Barney Browning Park. Children were seen walking with their parents leaving the area.
Anyone with information regarding the incident, 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.