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15-year-old girl, boy shot inside home in Magnolia Gardens

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two 15-year-olds were injured in a shooting Saturday morning in the Magnolia Gardens neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

When officers arrived at the home on Lippia Road, they located a girl suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, police said. She was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Before officers arrived, a second victim, a 15-year-old boy, had transported himself to a hospital sustaining one gunshot wound. He also suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.

Police detained one person, and detectives are in the process of conducting interviews and canvassing the area.

Police said they don’t know what led to the shooting. However, they said they believe the person they detained and the victims knew each other.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call JSO.


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