LAKE CITY, Fla. — The Lake City Police Department is looking for the person who shot a 14-year-old Friday, July 2.
Police say they received a 911 call about a shooting on SE Monroe Street. When enroute to the scene they saw a car speeding past them followed by a Columbia County Sheriff’s Deputy.
When the car was stopped by LCPD and the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, they located a 14-year-old with two gunshot wounds to the back.
The 14-year-old victim was taken to the hospital by EMS.
The driver says he was heading to the emergency room.
Police went to SE Monroe Street, where the initial call was and found AR-15 and several shell casings on the ground.
Action News Jax is working to learn what condition the 14-year-old is in.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Investigator Gutshall at (386) 752-4343.