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Football Game Erupts in Violence, Two Injured
22 Aug
Summary
- Two young adults injured in shooting at a football game.
- Shooting occurred Friday night after a dispute escalated.
- Police seek two male assailants in their late teens/early 20s.

Two young adults were injured Friday night during a shooting incident at a high school football game on Jacksonville's Westside. The violence erupted around 9 p.m. at the Bob Hays Sports Complex, located at 5000 Soutel Drive. The victims, a 19-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man, were both reported in stable condition Saturday morning.
The shooting took place during a game between Young Kids in Motion Academy and Joshua Christian Academy. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, the gunfire followed a dispute between two groups. After spectators escorted one group away, they reportedly returned and initiated the shooting. The woman sustained a leg injury, while the man was shot in the shoulder. Police are actively seeking two male assailants believed to be in their late teens to early 20s.