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Security guard shoots man after he tries to rob Westside business: police

When police arrived, they learned a security guard pepper sprayed, then shot a man who was trying to rob the business, JSO said. The suspect was transported to the hospital with serious injuries.
A security guard shot a man who reportedly tried to rob Cyber Spot, an internet cafe on the Westside Thursday morning. Photo: Natasha Hamilton

A robbery suspect was shot by a security guard early Thursday morning on the Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

JSO said they got the call about the shooting at 12:08 a.m. at Cyber Spot, an internet cafe located at 7900 103rd St.

When police arrived, they learned that a robbery suspect was shot by a security guard after he pepper sprayed the guard and tried to rob the business, police said. The suspect was transported to the hospital with serious injuries and had surgery.

Witnesses told police there was a second suspect involved. She is being questioned by police.

At this time, no other information was released.

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