7 Injured in Five Separate Jacksonville Shootings in Just Over 24 Hours

Key Points

• Seven people were injured in five separate shootings across Jacksonville, Florida, over just more than 24 hours during the weekend.
• The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said several of the incidents followed arguments, disputes or confrontations.
• Three of the five cases had resulted in suspects being taken into custody, according to investigators.
• Detectives said the five shootings appeared to be isolated incidents rather than part of a connected series of attacks.
• Two young adult men were injured during a shooting at Monaco Arms Apartments after they reportedly went there to confront another group.
• A man in his mid-40s was shot in the leg during a domestic dispute at The Edge at Town Center Apartments in the Windy Hill neighbourhood.
• Another man was shot in the leg on Ken Knight Drive following an argument, with the suspected shooter taken into custody.
• A man in his early 20s was shot in the hip at his Cumberland Cove Court home after a dispute that began at a St Johns County restaurant.
• A fifth man, in his early 30s, was found with multiple gunshot wounds after his vehicle crashed on McDuff Avenue North in the Lackawanna neighbourhood.
• The fifth victim was in critical but stable condition, while the other reported victims were described as stable or suffering non-life-threatening injuries.
• Investigators were continuing to seek information and evidence in the cases where suspects had not been identified.

Monaco Weekly News (MWN) October 6, 2026 – Seven people were injured in five separate shootings across Jacksonville over just more than 24 hours during the weekend, according to information from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office reported by News4JAX. The incidents occurred at several locations across the city and included shootings connected by investigators to arguments, domestic conflict, confrontations and a dispute that began outside Duval County. Police said the five cases appeared to be isolated from one another, while suspects had been taken into custody in three incidents.

The overall development was reported by Aleesia Hatcher, News4JAX reporter and weekend anchor, in the publication’s October 5 roundup, with Victor Rodriguez credited as photojournalist. The individual News4JAX reports cited in that roundup were separately attributed to Staff, WJXT, and, in the Lackawanna case, Karina Kubasak, News4JAX’s Manager of Content and Coverage in Jacksonville.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said the incidents did not appear to be connected. That distinction is important because although the shootings occurred within a relatively short period, investigators were treating them as separate cases involving different circumstances and locations.

What happened in the first Jacksonville shooting at Monaco Arms Apartments?

The first reported incident occurred Saturday night at the Monaco Arms Apartments.

According to the News4JAX report by Staff, WJXT, officers responded to a local hospital at about 10 p.m. after two young adult men arrived with gunshot wounds. One man had been shot in the shoulder and abdomen, while the second had been shot in the shoulder. Both were listed in stable condition.

The broader News4JAX report by Aleesia Hatcher said investigators determined that the two victims had gone to the Monaco Arms Apartments to confront another group of people. A fight then broke out and gunfire followed.

Both victims were able to speak with detectives, according to investigators. However, authorities had not released a description of a suspect at the time of the report.

The case remained under investigation, and police were seeking information that could help establish exactly how the confrontation developed and who fired the shots.

News4JAX reported that investigators considered the incident isolated. The description is consistent with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office assessment covering the five shootings, which treated each case as a separate investigation.

How did the Windy Hill apartment shooting happen?

The second shooting occurred shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday at The Edge at Town Center Apartments near St Johns Bluff Road South in Jacksonville’s Windy Hill neighbourhood.

As reported by Staff, WJXT for News4JAX, officers responding to the reported shooting found a man in his mid-40s suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper leg. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue transported him to a local hospital, where his injuries were described as non-life-threatening.

Investigators said the victim and the suspect were in a domestic relationship. According to police, the two became involved in an argument inside the suspect’s residence. The suspect, a woman in her late 30s, allegedly shot the man once in the leg.

The woman was taken into custody and was speaking with detectives, according to the News4JAX report.

Investigators said there was no continuing threat to the wider community and considered the incident isolated. The circumstances placed the case separately from the other shootings reported during the same period.

The case also illustrates why investigators have treated the weekend shootings as distinct incidents rather than assuming that the timing indicated a single coordinated event.

What happened in the shooting on Ken Knight Drive?

About an hour after the Windy Hill shooting, another man was found shot in the leg on Ken Knight Drive.

According to the News4JAX roundup, investigators said the victim and another man had been involved in an argument. The suspected shooter allegedly opened fire while the victim was standing in his front garden, striking him in the leg.

The suspect was taken into custody.

Unlike the Monaco Arms case, where authorities had not released a suspect description, the Ken Knight Drive investigation had already resulted in an arrest at the time of the News4JAX report.

The available report did not provide further details about the identities of the victim or suspect, the nature of the argument or the precise sequence leading to the shooting.

The incident nevertheless formed part of the five separate cases that Jacksonville investigators were reviewing after seven people were shot across the city within just over 24 hours.

Why was a man shot at Cumberland Cove Court after a restaurant dispute?

The fourth shooting took place at approximately 3:17 a.m. Sunday on Cumberland Cove Court.

As reported by Staff, WJXT, a man in his early 20s was found suffering from a gunshot wound to the hip. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue transported him to a local hospital, where his injuries were reported as non-life-threatening.

Investigators said the dispute began at a restaurant in St Johns County before continuing into Duval County.

According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office account reported by News4JAX, the suspect followed the victim in a vehicle to the victim’s home. The suspect then got out of the vehicle and opened fire several times, hitting the victim in the hip before leaving the area.

Police subsequently located the suspect and took the person into custody.

Several shell casings were recovered at the scene, providing investigators with physical evidence as they continued examining the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

The victim was cooperating with detectives, according to News4JAX, while investigators considered the case isolated. The incident was therefore treated as another individual dispute rather than as evidence of a link with the other shootings.

What is known about the shooting that left a man critically injured in Lackawanna?

The fifth incident was reported Sunday morning in Jacksonville’s Lackawanna neighbourhood.

Karina Kubasak, News4JAX’s Manager of Content and Coverage, reported that the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office responded to McDuff Avenue North shortly after 11 a.m. after receiving a report of a person who had been shot.

Officers found a man in his early 30s suffering from several gunshot wounds affecting multiple areas of his body. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue transported him to a local hospital, where his condition was described as critical but stable.

The circumstances initially appeared to involve a vehicle crash. The victim’s vehicle had crashed on McDuff Avenue North near Beaver Street, and employees of a nearby business found the injured man and called 911.

Investigators later established that the shooting itself had occurred elsewhere, on Spring Street near Burke Street.

The distinction between the location where the victim was found and the location where the shooting occurred added another element to the investigation. Detectives were unable to speak with the victim at the time of the report, and authorities had not released a suspect description.

Crime scene detectives were processing evidence while investigators with the Robbery and Violent Crime Unit were interviewing witnesses, checking for surveillance footage and following up on investigative leads.

What did witnesses report about the Lackawanna shooting?

Witness information provided to News4JAX offered some preliminary details about the moments surrounding the Lackawanna shooting, although the account was not an official determination of what happened.

One person in the area told News4JAX off camera that they heard two separate guns being fired. After the gunfire stopped, the person walked towards the end of the street and saw a red car leaving the area.

Other neighbours also reported hearing multiple gunshots. Some initially believed the sound was caused by a vehicle crash.

These accounts remained part of the information being assessed by investigators rather than established findings. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office had not publicly identified a suspect or confirmed the significance of the red vehicle in the investigation.

The inability to immediately speak with the injured victim meant detectives were continuing to rely on witnesses, physical evidence and potential surveillance footage while determining what led to the shooting.

Were the five Jacksonville shootings connected?

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said detectives believed all five shootings were isolated incidents.

That assessment means investigators had not identified evidence indicating that the five cases were part of one coordinated sequence of violence. Instead, the available accounts showed different circumstances surrounding each incident.

The Monaco Arms shooting followed a confrontation involving two groups. The Windy Hill case involved a domestic dispute. The Ken Knight Drive shooting followed an argument between two men. The Cumberland Cove Court case followed a dispute that began at a restaurant in St Johns County. The Lackawanna investigation remained less clear because detectives had not yet been able to interview the injured victim.

Three of the five cases had resulted in suspects being taken into custody, according to the News4JAX roundup. The remaining investigations included the Monaco Arms case and the Lackawanna shooting, where police had not released suspect information.

What was the condition of the seven shooting victims?

The seven victims suffered different levels of injury.

The two victims in the Monaco Arms incident were both reported in stable condition. One had wounds to the shoulder and abdomen, while the other had a shoulder wound.

The Windy Hill victim suffered a gunshot wound to the upper leg and was described as having non-life-threatening injuries.

The man shot on Ken Knight Drive was also wounded in the leg.

The Cumberland Cove Court victim suffered a gunshot wound to the hip and was reported to have non-life-threatening injuries.

The fifth victim, found after the vehicle crash in the Lackawanna neighbourhood, sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was described as being in critical but stable condition.

The News4JAX reports did not provide a separate medical condition for the seventh person beyond the information included in the account of the Ken Knight Drive shooting. The overall total reported by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office was seven people injured across the five incidents.

What are Jacksonville investigators doing in the cases?

The investigations were being handled separately by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

In the Monaco Arms case, detectives had spoken with both victims, while no suspect description had been released.

In the Windy Hill shooting, the suspect was in custody and speaking with detectives.

The suspect in the Ken Knight Drive shooting was also in custody.

The Cumberland Cove Court suspect was taken into custody after officers located the person following the shooting.

In the Lackawanna investigation, detectives were interviewing witnesses, canvassing for surveillance footage and following investigative leads. Crime scene detectives were also processing the location for evidence.

The different stages of the investigations reflected the differing circumstances of the five cases. Some had identifiable suspects already in custody, while others still required detectives to establish what happened and identify those responsible.

How can members of the public provide information?

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office asked anyone with information about the shootings to contact investigators.

News4JAX reported that information could be provided to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500, by email to jsocrimetips@jaxsheriff.org, or through First Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.

Authorities were particularly seeking information that could help investigators identify suspects, establish the sequence of events and locate additional evidence.

The request was relevant to the cases where suspects had not been identified, particularly the Monaco Arms and Lackawanna investigations.

What is the background to the Jacksonville shooting investigation?

The five incidents occurred across different Jacksonville locations during a period of just over 24 hours, producing seven shooting victims.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office’s central assessment was that the cases were isolated. Several were reportedly connected to disputes or arguments, while the Lackawanna shooting remained under investigation without a suspect description.

News4JAX’s October 5 roundup brought together information from the individual incidents reported over the weekend. The principal roundup was written by Aleesia Hatcher, with Victor Rodriguez credited as photojournalist. Separate News4JAX reports on the Monaco Arms, Windy Hill and Cumberland Cove Court incidents were credited to Staff, WJXT, while Karina Kubasak was credited on the Lackawanna report.

The cases involved different locations, victims and circumstances. Based on the information publicly reported by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office through News4JAX, there was no indication that the shootings represented a single connected operation.

What could the five Jacksonville shootings mean for local residents?

For Jacksonville residents, the immediate significance of the development is that police were dealing with five separate shooting investigations involving seven injured people over a short period.

The available evidence does not establish a broader connection between the cases. Instead, authorities have described them as isolated incidents and have made arrests in three of the five investigations.

For residents and witnesses, the continuing investigations mean that information about individual incidents could help police complete their cases. The Lackawanna investigation, in particular, remained dependent on witness accounts, surveillance footage and physical evidence because detectives had not yet been able to speak with the injured victim.

The reported circumstances also mean that the effect on the community will depend on the outcome of each separate investigation rather than on the five shootings being treated as one event.