JACKSONVILLE, Fla. —
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office responded to three separate shootings overnight Saturday and early Sunday morning.
At least four people were shot, including a juvenile. There’s no suspect information for any of the crimes.
JSO said each victim had non-life threatening injuries.
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The string of violence started just before 11 p.m. Saturday on 5400 California Avenue in Jacksonville Heights.
JSO said one person was treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Officers then responded to a second shooting just after 1 a.m. at 3325 Plymouth Street in Murray Hill.
Investigators said two people were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Then around 4 a.m., JSO said a juvenile victim arrived at a local hospital with gunshot wounds, but has non-life threatening injuries.
Officers said they could not determine where the shooting happened.
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Another juvenile was involved in a shooting early Saturday morning as well.
The string of violence comes on the heels of a record-breaking violent year.
The JSO Transparency page shows 139 murders so far this year.
That’s the highest number in decades. 2019 had 130 murders and 2018 had 110.
So far, just a fraction of homicides include an arrest.
Donald Foy, with MADDADS said the underlying problem is the community needs to speak up and say something if they know something.
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“We’re going to have [murders] until the community realizes enough is enough. We can’t depend on JSO to do everything. We’ve got to break the code of silence as a community.”
He called on the city to step up funding for organizations like MADDADS which have boots on the ground and build trust in impacted neighborhoods.