Man shot in upper leg on Jacksonville Northside, police say

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The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a 20-year-old man was found shot in the upper leg in the city’s Biltmore neighborhood.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man is recovering in the hospital after he was shot in the leg on the city’s Northside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Officers were dispatched at approximately 3:00 p.m. Saturday to the 5100 block of Susquehanna Street in reference to a person shot. Upon arrival, police found a 20-year-old man with a gunshot wound in his upper left leg.

The man was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay, according to police.

Police say there are no details on a suspect and no one is in police custody.

Detectives are canvasing the area and conducting interviews, but police are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office’s non-emergency number at (904) 630-0500 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.