The Ice Lounge was shut down early Sunday morning by the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco after a shooting inside the bar, according to police.
Officers working off duty at the Northwest Jacksonville bar off of Soutel Drive were notified just before 3:30 a.m. that someone had been shot inside, JSO said.
#anjaxbreaking Police are on scene of a reported shooting at Ice Loung that sent a man to the hospital. They’re continuing to work on an identity for the suspect. We’re live this morning with more information @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews pic.twitter.com/rlVQrIMiBr
— Elizabeth Pace (@PaceAnJax) January 27, 2019
According to JSO, the victim, an adult male with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the back, was transported to a local hospital.
The bar was later shut down by ABT, JSO said, for selling alcohol after 2 a.m.
Detectives and the crime scene unit are processing the scene, JSO said.
#Update Police are starting to clear out of this area. They’re continuing to search for the person responsible for shooting a man at the Ice Lounge. If you know anything that could help, you can call Crime Stoppers anonymously. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/wCHwzw0peO
— Elizabeth Pace (@PaceAnJax) January 27, 2019
No suspect information has been released.
If you have any information about this crime, call JSO at 904-630-0500, by email at jsocrimetips@jaxsheriff.org or CrimeStoppers at 866-845-TIPS.
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