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Police searching for car, person of interest in woman's shooting

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Police are searching for a person of interest in the shooting of a woman Wednesday night in the 5600 block of Potomac Avenue, which is just off Edgewood Avenue North.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said a woman in her 30s was shot in the chest and transported to UF Health Jacksonville with life-threatening injuries.

Investigators are still putting together information, but say the male person of interest may have fled the scene in a dark-colored Chevy Cavalier.

Anyone who has any information is asked to call First Coast Crime Stoppers at 866-845-TIPS.