Jacksonville woman says she was trying to break up fight when she, 2 relatives, teen were shot

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A woman who was injured in a shooting Wednesday night said that she and two relatives were shot after they went to break up a fight near the intersection of Wisteria Street and Begonia Road.

The woman, who spoke off camera Thursday after leaving the hospital, said she was inside her home when she heard a group of girls fighting outside. She ran to the scene to break up the altercation, she said, and was shot along with two relatives and a 17-year-old.

“The initial investigation shows that a large group of people met up at this location in reference to a fight, to fight each other over a romantic relationship,” Lt. Frederick Dash of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said…

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