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A man was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after he was shot in the face early Sunday in the Southside Estates neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Police said around 3 a.m., they responded to reports of a shooting in a strip mall’s parking lot on Atlantic Boulevard, near Anniston Road.
Initial investigation determined the man shot in the face is the suspect in a previous shooting.
According to police, the man and three other people were in a dispute and he discharged a shotgun at the group.
Then, one of the people in the group shot the man in self-defense.
Police said the suspect, who’s in his 40s, left in his car after being shot in the face. First responders found him at his home, and he was transported to the hospital.
Police said the victims were cooperating in the investigation.
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