A person was shot Wednesday afternoon in the 800 block of Dunn Avenue near Harts Road in the Highlands area of Jacksonville's Northside, prompting a response from the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. Details about the victim's identity and condition have not been released as the investigation continues.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office was responding to the report of a person shot on Dunn Avenue near Harts Road, according to News4JAX. The specific circumstances of the shooting, including whether it stemmed from a targeted dispute or a chance confrontation, remain unknown, and no suspect information or description of a getaway vehicle has been made public.
The shooting adds to a troubling pattern of violence along this stretch of Jacksonville's Northside. As reported by First Coast News, the same 800 block of Dunn Avenue was the site of gun violence in March 2024, when a son shot his father during a dispute inside a Walgreens located on the block.
A Corridor With a Recent History of Bloodshed
Violence has not been confined to Dunn Avenue itself. Just north along the connecting Harts Road corridor, two men were shot in an apartment complex parking lot during a drug transaction in the 11200 block in June 2026, according to the same First Coast News report. And in July 2026, an 18-year-old Navy recruit was shot to death on nearby Bridges Road, a killing that triggered a homicide investigation by the sheriff's office.
The repeated bloodshed along Harts Road previously drew the attention of Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Gaffney Jr., who represents the Northside. Gaffney pushed for legislation to install surveillance cameras and increase police patrols along the corridor following back-to-back shootings, the outlet reported. Around the same time, city officials declared the River City Inn along Harts Road a public nuisance following repeated criminal incidents and violent events at the property.
Citywide Numbers Tell a Different Story
Even as the Dunn Avenue and Harts Road corridor continues to generate concern, Jacksonville's overall homicide numbers have moved in the opposite direction this year. Official crime data published on the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Transparency Portal recorded 37 murders and 42 total homicides across the city through late August 2026.
Jacksonville's homicide total was nearly cut in half at midyear 2026 compared to the same point in 2025, dropping from 48 to 27, a decrease Sheriff T.K. Waters attributed to targeted gang violence reduction strategies and group violence initiatives. Still, individual shootings on Northside arterial roads like Dunn Avenue and Harts Road continue to test that broader progress.
Same Day, Another Shooting Across Town
The Dunn Avenue shooting came just hours after JSO detectives responded to another shooting on Barnett Street in Jacksonville's Durkeeville neighborhood that left a man hospitalized with gunshot wounds, as Hoodline previously reported. The two incidents on the same day underscore the demands placed on JSO's investigative resources across the city.
Anyone with information about the Dunn Avenue shooting is encouraged to contact First Coast Crime Stoppers, which offers cash rewards of up to $3,000 for anonymous tips leading to an arrest in felony cases like non-fatal shootings. Tipster identities are protected under Florida state confidentiality law. This is an active and ongoing investigation, and this article will be updated as more information becomes available.
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