JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office were sent to investigate two separate shootings reported Tuesday in different parts of Jacksonville, one of which involved a 1-year-old girl.
The Sheriff’s Office said police were called to Meharry Avenue at about 7:53 p.m. They found the young girl, who was in a vehicle with two adult women, had been wounded after shots were fired at their car as they traveled down Brooklyn Road. The two women were not wounded.
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According to JSO, the child was shot in her leg and she was hospitalized for treatment. Her injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
An officer said two houses, as well as a parked car, were also struck by gunfire. No additional injuries were reported.
Police did not have a description of the shooter. No arrests were immediately announced.
In an unrelated incident, officers responded to a wellness check at about 10:15 a.m. on Red Robin Drive East. According to JSO, a man was found dead in a home from an apparent gunshot wound. His death was being investigated as a murder.
Police said the medical examiner will perform an autopsy on Wednesday. The man was not identified.