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JACKSONVILLE, Florida – Six people were injured in a Florida stadium street where the Houston Texans of the NFL played and defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday afternoon, officials said.
Ron Lendvay, director of investigations at the Jacksonville sheriff's office, said several shots were fired around 12:35 pm. Sunday on a boulevard in the general area of the stadium and five men and one woman were shot. All were taken to the hospital and the sheriff's office tweeted that three of the victims were in critical condition. According to Lendvay, the victims were between 20 and 70 years old.
The shooting started before 13h. early game. Lendvay did not report any connection to the game, which happened without incident, and indicated that investigators were investigating whether it was acting or not. A gang.
The Texans won their fourth straight game Sunday beating the Jaguars 20 to 7 to take a one-game lead against AFC South in TIAA Bank Field.
Local media reported that the authorities reportedly stated that the shooting had had no impact on match day activities, although some fans went to the match and said they heard the shot.
Lendvay told reporters that a shooter had pulled from the passenger side of a four-door gray sedan driven by a mate and that the victims had been hit outside on the sidewalk near the airport. a laundromat. He added that the car had immediately started and that detectives were checking the surveillance video in the hope of identifying the vehicle and the people involved.
"There were at least two people in the car," Lendvay said. He added that the investigators did not know if there were others in the car and that he did not rule out the possibility of other shooters elsewhere.
"This could be linked to gangs, according to information obtained at the beginning of the investigation," he told reporters Sunday without giving more details.
Some fans told local New4Jax TV that they heard gunshots as they headed for the stadium.
"We had just parked our cars," Vanessa Holmes told the new outlet, adding that she and her family were walking at the time. "We heard the shots, we did not know if we should fall to the ground, we did not know what to do," she said.
Others told the TV channel that they saw people rushing into the laundry area when the shots were fired.
Some said it was a series of shots.
"We were there talking and all of a sudden, it was like ten shots, we ran and went to the shelter, and then I saw the police and people were gathering there, "said a woman identified by Yvonne Lee at News4Jax.
An update on the condition of the wounded was not available immediately Sunday and they were not identified by name.
"Some of them were in a very serious condition upon their arrival at the hospital," Lendvay said. He added that five of the wounded had been rushed by paramedics for emergency care and the sixth by private vehicle.
He stated that the authorities had not been able to determine immediately whether there was any connection between the wounded, noting that none of them could be interrogated immediately, although authorities hope to do so later.
"It's hard to say whether they are all associated or not," he added.
Lendvay spoke close to the scene Sunday afternoon even as the game was going on, saying the investigators had cordoned off the area but that fans who had cars parked in the area could expect an escort for their vehicles so that they can leave without hindrance after the end of the match.
Jacksonville City Councilor Reggie Gaffney, who represents the district where the shooting took place, told local media that he was aware of crime issues in the neighborhood and called for greater presence of forces. of order in the region.
"In talking with the sheriff's department, he's going to reinforce the patrols (…) we have a crime problem," said Gaffney. "Every two weeks and every two months, that's too much."
Florida Governor Rick Scott also said in a statement that he had contacted Jacksonville sheriff, Mike Williams, offering all the public resources the city would need.
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