JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Two men are recovering in a Jacksonville hospital Thursday morning after they were shot inside a vehicle on Jacksonville's Southside Wednesday night, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
JSO's Sergeant Richardson says at approximately 8:08 p.m., officers responded to the 7700 block of Southside Boulevard in reference to the two men who were shot. They were taken to the hospital, both suffering life-threatening injuries as one was shot once in the neck while the other man, was shot in the neck, shoulder and leg.
Richardson says JSO's preliminary investigation reveals that the men were traveling inside a vehicle on the street when they were approached by two unknown men with firearms. The suspects began firing multiple shots which struck the victims, then the suspects fled the area on foot, police say.
JSO says two individuals were detained and are being questioned by detectives to determine their involvement in the shooting.
First Coast News asked JSO if the two detained men are suspects, but JSO referred First Coast News to its original statement, which did not include that information.
Ryan Halford lives in the area and said he came around 9 p.m. Wednesday night to police on the Southside Service Road.
“I had to come in through the Baymeadows entrance because they had both sides of the service road blocked off, they had a police helicopter flying over presuming looking for the suspect that committed the shooting," Halford said.
Halford said police were looking at a red sedan.
First Coast News asked JSO if the car was the one the victims were in. First Coast News is waiting for a response.
Anyone with information on the incident, is urged to contact JSO at 904-630-0500 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.