Two teenagers have non-life threatening injuries after being shot near a private party Saturday.
The 15-year-old and 17-year-old were shot as people were leaving the "juvenile" event that was hosted at the National Guard Armory on Normandy Boulevard.
Officers said no duty officers were working the event. A lieutenant said he was contacted earlier that night by someone saying that there might be a shooting at the event.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said it offered emergency off-duty officers but the event's promoter of Forever Turnt Entertainment declined the offer since there was already private security present.
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Two officers were left stationed in the median near the facility. At about 11:15 p.m., multiple officers began a traffic deployment in order to direct cars leaving the event.
While officers were present, multiple rounds were discharged but officers said they were unable to locate a suspect.
No police officers fired any rounds, JSO said.