JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man told police he was wounded in a shooting on I-295 north early Saturday morning after someone in a car behind him flashed headlights at him, then pulled beside him and opened fire.
The man was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
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Police were called around 3:35 a.m. to I-295 north, just past Beach Boulevard, where they found the man who had been shot while driving on the highway.
The man, who is in his late 20s to late 30s, told officers that an orange Charger flashed its headlights at his car, and when he moved to the other lane, the Charger pulled beside his car and someone inside fired multiple rounds at his car.
There were several people in the man’s car, but it appears he was the only one hit by the gunfire.
There is no description of the shooter, and the man told police he had no prior interaction with the shooter before the incident Saturday morning.
Anyone with information related to this incident has been asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS (8477).