JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office responded to a shooting in the Charter Point area on Thursday morning.
Officers arrived to 5600 Edenfield Road around 2 a.m. Officers saw a man in his 20s in the window with a gun. Officers began to negotiate with the man, trying to convince him to exit the apartment peacefully, according to officials before obtaining a search and arrest warrant.
SWAT arrived on scene. Edenfield Road was closed in both directions near Whispering Inlet Drive while law enforcement worked to take the man into custody. After he was arrested, the man was taken to the hospital for treatment for a K9 bite. The man was the only one injured during the incident, according to JSO.
Police evacuated some residents from the apartment while they were negotiating with the suspect.
The man is facing charges for shooting into an unoccupied vehicle. One of the weapons the man had was a rifle which he threw it out his apartment window, went downstairs to retrieve it before going back in the apartment, according to JSO.
First Coast News spoke with a resident near the scene. She said a bullet traveled through her apartment during the incident.
The police activity and closure of the road affected school buses.
Duval County Public Schools released the following statement regarding the situation:
"Hello families, this is Duval County Public Schools, and this message is only for those of you who live in Gregory Cove Apartments or are being impacted by the police situation in that area.
We understand that you have been told to shelter in place by police, and that because of this, our buses have not been able to pick up your children.
While we will not be able to send buses back to your area due to their other route responsibilities, we want to assure you that there will be no academic consequences if your children are not able to get to school today.
We encourage you to stay safe and follow police instructions. If you are able to get your children to school once the situation clears, that would be great. But if not, there will be no consequences and any work or tests missed will be able to be made up.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your school's leadership."