The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is on the scene of an incident of police gunfire on Wednesday at a Westside apartment complex.

The Florida Department of Health in Duval County on Tuesday issued a rabies alert for an area of the Westside.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit is investigating a shooting that occurred Friday night on Bennington Drive.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man was shot just after 2 a.m. in a Wesconnett home, according to the Jacksonville SHeriff’s Office. The victim was shot in the arm and Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department transported the man to the nearest local hospital to be treated. JSO believes this is a domestic situation involving a woman and her boyfriend. Detectives with the Violent Crimes Unit are following up with this investigation. Police ask anyone who witnessed this incident to contact their non-emergency number at (904) 630-0500, or if you wish to remain anonymous call Crime stoppers at 866-845-TIPS, or you can email them at jsocrimetips@jaxsheriff.org.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 7-year-old boy died in a house fire Monday evening in the Wesconnett area of the Westside, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department and family. Family members identified the child as Jayden Johnson, who turned 7 on March 4. He was just very sweet,” Saudara Arthur, Jayden’s mother, told News4Jax by phone on Tuesday. Family members said they may have lost everything in the fire. They created a GoFundMe account to raise money to help with expenses from the fire damage to the house and Jayden’s funeral.

Get to know this Jacksonville neighborhood by browsing its most popular local businesses, from a Latin grill to a supermarket. Latin House Grillphoto: jessica l./yelpTopping the list is the Caribbean and Latin American spot Latin House Grill. Located at 5584 Timuquana Road, it's the highest-rated business in the neighborhood, boasting four stars out of 55 reviews on Yelp. The selections include chicken soup, shrimp soup and seafood soup. This story was created automatically using local business data, then reviewed and augmented by an editor.