JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man is in the hospital after he was shot once in the chest on Tuesday night.
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According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, at around 10:56 p.m., officers responded to a local hospital after receiving a call about a gunshot victim. Upon arrival, detectives learned that the victim was a man in his 40s who received a single gunshot wound to the chest. He was dropped off by an acquaintance who left upon arriving at the hospital.
JSO said the man is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
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Although the exact location of the shooting is unknown, detectives believe it happened around Post Street on Jacksonville’s Westside.
Anyone with information is asked to call JSO at 904-630-0500 or Crime Stoppers at 866-845-TIPS.
Action News Jax will continue to follow the story and update you as events unfold.
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