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Teen shot while inside home from unknown suspect; mom drives him to the hospital

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said a shooting was reported on Doby Street in the Magnolia Gardens area Saturday evening.

In a briefing, police said 6 to 7 people were inside a house on Doby Street when someone fired several shots into the home around 8 p.m. One of those bullets hit a teenage boy who was inside.

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The teen's mother drove him to a nearby hospital. Police said he sustained non-life threatening injuries.

No one else was shot that was inside the home at the time, according to JSO.

Detectives are investigating the crime scene, but didn't have a description of the shooter at the time of the briefing.

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Posted by Action News Jax on Saturday, October 26, 2019
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