JACKSONVILLE, Fla — The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is investigating a reported person shot in the Lake Forest neighborhood Tuesday.
JSO said the shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. in the 800 block of West Edgewood Avenue. Police were called to a gas station and convenience store, where they found a man between 20 and 25 years old inside the business with a gunshot wound to his upper torso.
The victim was taken to the hospital by the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
At the same time, police said, a woman in her mid-20s arrived at the hospital with a gunshot wound to her leg. She was in non-life-threatening condition, police said.
Police believe she was in the same store during the shooting, but they do not know what her involvement might have been.
Homicide detectives arrived to the scene, and based on their initial investigation believe there was some sort of an argument inside the convenience store between several people. Police said the argument escalated until at least one person started shooting.
Detectives said they hope the store's surveillance video will provide more information on what happened. There were several people inside the store, and police believe two or three of the people left the business after the shooting.
Police are unsure of their involvement, but would like to find the potential witnesses and speak to them.
There was no sign that a robbery was committed, police said.
The investigation is still active, and police said they will provide more information as they learn more about what happened.
Anyone with information about what led to the shooting is asked to call JSO at 904-630-0500 or Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.
