JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday Jacksonville Sheriff’s Officers responded to the 1200 block of Labelle Street to multiple rounds of gunfire heard, JSO said.
Witnesses on scene told officers there was a shootout between two groups of individuals, according to JSO. An unidentified 20 to 25-year-old man with a gunshot wound was dropped off at UF Health while JSO was investigating. The man died in the Emergency Room.
Officers were able to detain the driver of the car that brought the shooting victim to the hospital, according to JSO. The driver told JSO that they were just over off Labelle Street when they heard gun fire and the victim was shot.
A witness told officers there were at least 6 individuals seen in the shootout.
A heavy police presence spanning several blocks near the 1200 block of Labelle Street on Jacksonville's Westside developed after witnesses told police there was a "shootout involving multiple people."
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office responded to reports of multiple gunshots heard, officials said.
The police searched several buildings nearby but were unable to find the shooter.
Police found casings throughout the surrounding blocks and were continuing to process evidence Sunday night.
Officials said the area sees random gunfire at times and they aren't sure if all of the casings are from Sunday's incident.
Police hope that there are witnesses who may have taken cell phone video.
If anyone has seen any damage to a vehicle or stray bullets, JSO is asking that they call Crimestoppers at (904) 398-3775.
"It's a major safety concern, and that's why we ask for their assistance," JSO Sheriff Rudlaff said.
"We ask anybody with any kinds of information, it can be small details, but those details add up. Please contact the sheriff's office, crime stoppers, however you feel best to give the information to us," he said. "We'll collect that information, we'll put it together, and hopefully we can find whoever did this."
