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Person injured after shots fired before and after car crash in Jacksonville, police say

Jacksonville police are looking for the suspects involved in a shooting that happened before and after a traffic accident in front of a condominium complex.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said it received a call about a crash with injuries at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday; the crash occurred in front of the Timber Run Condominium near Jacksonville's Oakhill Park area.

While officers were enroute, they were notified that the crash incident turned into a shooting. Police said the shooting happened before and after the time of the crash.

Witnesses told police that three males fled from one of the vehicles involved in the crash. A witness added that one of the males entered a nearby Walgreens located off Rickers Road.

Officers said they searched the store and cleared it of any concerns. The officers who responded to the crash incident set up a perimeter and searched the area but we unable to make any arrests.

A person, who was the driver of one of the vehicles involved in the crash, was injured in the shooting and has been taken to the hospital, police said.

Anyone with information about the shooting and crash is asked to call the Sheriff's Office non-emergency number at 630-0500 or contact Crime Stoppers to remain anonymous.

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