JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — One person is dead after a shooting on Jacksonville's Westside Thursday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
Around 9 a.m. JSO responded to a 911 call about gunshots in the 6200 block of Pernecia Street.
Upon arrival, police say a man was found armed with a rifle and another person was found dead.
JSO says officers believe the man with the rifle was causing a disturbance prior to the shooting. Officers say the victim left their home to see what was going on and was shot, JSO Chief Brian Kee said during a press briefing.
Police don't have a motive at this time.
Police say during apprehension of the suspect, a K-9 was used, and the suspect began kicking and punching the dog. JSO says he possibly tried to gouge the dog's eyes out as well.
Officers eventually used tasers to get the suspect under control before taking him into custody. The suspect had injuries from the police-dog and was taken to a hospital where he had surgery, Kee said.
The suspect is in critical but stable condition, police say.
He has been charged with battery and attempted murder, Kee said, with murder charges pending.
A neighbor, Alice Stine, says she was on her way to work Thursday morning when she got a call from her neighbor about a shooting nearby her home.
She says this is the second shooting incident that happened in her neighborhood in less than a month.
“Before that you could go walking 10:00 at night and never have a worry but now we try to get everybody in by dark and settle down because you never know what's going to happened," said Stine.