Suspect entered cab of parked semi and shot truck driver, Florida police say
A truck driver was seriously injured in an early morning shooting on Thursday in Jacksonville, Florida.
The shooting occurred shortly after midnight on November 3 in a grocery store parking lot on North Main Street in Jacksonville.
#BREAKING: .@JSOPIO says someone shot a man inside the cab of his semi-truck in Panama Park (nxt to Harvey’s supermarket) shortly after midnight. The suspect left the scene. Man is currently undergoing life-saving surgery at a local hospital. JSO is still out here investigating. pic.twitter.com/j4LUplbrGc
— Jessica Barreto (@BarretoReports) November 3, 2022
Jacksonville police say that a witness saw a person enter the cab of a semi truck parked in the lot. There was some sort of an altercation, then the witness heard shots fired. The suspect then reportedly fled.
News4Jax reports that the truck driver, a male in his 20s, suffered life-threatening injuries and has undergone surgery.
If you have information, you’re asked to call the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500.