Official: 6 shot near Florida stadium, possibly gang-linked

Six JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — people have been wounded, some seriously, in what is being investigated as a possible gang-related shooting blocks from the stadium where the Jacksonville Jaguars were hosting the Hous- ton Texans on Sunday.

Ron Lendvay, director of investigations for the Jacksonville Sheriff ’s Office, said the shooting erupted near a laundromat at 12:35 p.m. Sunday and that five men and one woman ranging in age from their 20s to the 70s were rushed to the hospital.

He reported no link to the game, which went on with- out incident. Speaking at an afternoon news briefing near the laundromat on a boulevard blocks away, Lend- vay said, any fans parked near the shooting site were being escorted to their cars to retrieve them afterward and leave what he called an “active crime scene.”

The Texans won their fourth consecutive game Sunday, defeating the Jaguars 20-7 at TIAA Bank Field. Local media reports cited authorities as saying the shooting had no impact on game day operations.

Lendvay told reporters a shooter fired from the passenger side of a gray sedan driven by someone else, but details were still sketchy Sunday afternoon and investigators haven’t determined a motive. He said the car left the area and authorities were checking surveillance video to try to locate it and find those involved.

“There were at least two people in the car,” Lendvay said. He added investigators don’t know if others were in the car and he didn’t rule out the possibility of additional shooters. Said Lendvay: “We just don’t know.”