Downtown shooting victim claims panhandler attacked him over money: JSO

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate the suspect and the scene of a shooting that left one man hospitalized Tuesday.

JSO said it responded to a 911 call to North Main Street just after 3 pm Tuesday regarding gunshots. Officers were not able to locate the shooting scene, but were soon alerted about a gunshot victim at a nearby hospital.

JSO said that an initial investigation showed the victim, a man in his late 20s, had been traveling west on Duval Street before stopping at the intersection with Washington Street…

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