A person was shot Wednesday afternoon in the 800 block of Dunn Avenue near Harts Road in the Highlands area of Jacksonville’s Northside, prompting a response from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Details about the victim’s identity and condition have not been released as the investigation continues.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office was responding to the report of a person shot on Dunn Avenue near Harts Road, according to News4JAX. The specific circumstances of the shooting, including whether it stemmed from a targeted dispute or a chance confrontation, remain unknown, and no suspect information or description of a getaway vehicle has been made public.
The shooting adds to a troubling pattern of violence along this stretch of Jacksonville’s Northside. As reported by First Coast News, the same 800 block of Dunn Avenue was the site of gun violence in March 2024, when a son shot his father during a dispute inside a Walgreens located on the block.
A Corridor With a Recent History of Bloodshed
Violence has not been confined to Dunn Avenue itself. Just north along the connecting Harts Road corridor, two men were shot in an apartment complex parking lot during a drug transaction in the 11200 block in June 2026, according to the same First Coast News report. And in July 2026, an 18-year-old Navy recruit was shot to death on nearby Bridges Road, a killing that triggered a homicide investigation by the sheriff’s office…