6 shot near Florida stadium, possibly gang-linked

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Jacksonville FL.(AP) - Six people were injured in a residential neighborhood of the Florida Stadium where Houston Tucson played in the NBA and defeated Jackson Jaguar on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.

Ron Lindhavay, director of investigations at the Jacksonville commandant's office, said several shots were thrown at around 12:35 pm. On Sunday in a street in the general area of ​​the stadium, and five men and a woman were shot. Everyone rushed to hospitals, and the mayor's office announced that three of the victims were in critical condition. The victims ranged in age from the 1920s to the 1970s, according to Lindfay.

The shooting broke out before 1pm. Start playing. Lindevi did not say anything about the game, which went on without incident, and said investigators were investigating whether they were linked to gangs or not.

Texas won their fourth consecutive game on Sunday, beating Jaguar 20-7 to advance in one match in South Africa at TIAA Bank Field.

Local media reports quoted the authorities as saying that the shooting had no effect on today's activities, although some fans went to the game and reported hearing the shooting.

Lindfay told reporters the gunman fired a four-door gray car driven by Rafik and the victims were beaten outside the sidewalk near a laundry. He said the car stopped immediately and that investigators were checking the surveillance video in the hope of identifying the car and its participants.

"There were at least two people in the car," Lindvai said. He said investigators did not know if there were others in the car and did not rule out the possibility of other shooters elsewhere.

"This may be linked to the gangs based on information obtained in the early stages of the investigation," he told reporters on Sunday without elaborating.

Some fans told New4Jax that they heard gunshots as they headed into the stadium.

"We were just stopping our cars," Vanessa Holmes told the new outlet, adding that she and some family members were walking when it happened. "We did not know if we were going to land, we did not know what to do," she said.

Others told the radio outlet that they saw people running out of coin laundry work when they fired shots.

Some said it was a series of stills.

A woman known as Yvonne told News4Jax: "We were there talking and all of a sudden it was like a dozen gunshots, we ran and went to cover up and then I saw the police and the people were crowded there."

An update on the condition of the wounded was not immediately available on Sunday and were not identified by name.

"Two of them were in very serious condition upon arrival at the hospital," Lindfay said. He added that five of the wounded were rushed by paramedics to get emergency care and a sixth from a private car.

He said the authorities had not been able to determine whether there was any link between the wounded immediately, noting that no one could be interviewed immediately, although the authorities hoped to do so later.

"It's hard to say whether they're all connected or not."

He spoke to Lindevi near the scene on Sunday afternoon until the game started, saying investigators had cordoned off the area, but fans who had cars parked in the area might expect to accompany their vehicles so they could leave the place unhindered after the game.

Jacksonville city councilman Reggie Jaffney, who represents the neighborhood where the shooting took place, told local media he was aware of the crime problems in the neighborhood and urged greater law enforcement there.

"When we talk to the police department, they will strengthen patrols," Gaffney said. "We have a crime case." "Every two weeks and every other month there, that's too much."

Florida Governor Rick Scott also said in a statement he had contacted Jacksonville's agent, Mike Williams, to show what state resources the city might need