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Shots Ring Out At Jacksonville Taco Bell Save Email Print
Posted: 9:37 AM Jul 4, 2008
Last Updated: 9:23 PM Jul 4, 2008

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Shots ring out at a Jacksonville fast food restaurant Thursday night, sending one person to the hospital, and police on the look out for the shooter

Captain Billy Houston with Jacksonville police says it happened at 9:30 p.m. at the Taco Bell on Western Boulevard.

Detectives tell WITN News that an on-going argument between two men escalated. One of the men walked into the restaurant, pulled out a shotgun and fired it at the other.

Detectives say an employee accidentally bumped the intended target out of the line of fire. Instead the pellets from the gun hit a planter and a customer inside the store.

The shooter took off, and the innocent bystander had to be taken to the hospital. Officers say they were treated and released.

The restaurant was back open Friday and customers said they were not concerned about the shooting the night before, calling it a random incident.

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Posted by: comment: on Jul 5, 2008 at 06:54 PM
random shooting, and gangs they all should be charge with terrorism.

Posted by: Anonymous on Jul 4, 2008 at 04:28 PM
This is my thought, someone please let me know if I am wrong. I do believe since we is having all this murdering, killing, shotting, two things will have to happen for our young men to make it past 30, first, every young men between the ages of 8-25 they need to be in the house before 8pm, they need to stay away from guys who is moving into death, crime, and staying out late.I have more but i think you get the picture. I just our young men to live free without a criminal record before they get 30. Thats all.

Posted by: Anonymous on Jul 4, 2008 at 04:05 PM
Wow, Here is another coward shoting up a resturant.Stupidity has shown to you stupid guys that if you use a gun then you will spend more time in prison than you can handle, so stupid guys here is a tip, leave out the guns and try to talk it over, and if that don't work, get the police in volve, and stop during the stupid stuff.

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