A 17-year-old charter school student was shot several times Thursday afternoon while walking on Lansdowne Drive in Arlington, according to Duval County School Board police.
Several shots were fired about 1:55 p.m. at the boy, who was walking north on the sidewalk near Parkwood Heights Elementary School, our News4Jax partner reported.
Jacksonville police said the teen ran onto the property of the elementary school to take cover behind some cars but was hit multiple times. He was taken to Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police said the shots were fired from a silver sedan that was driving north, but they had no better description. The shooting happened not far from the Duval County School Board Police headquarters.
One of the bullets struck a window of the front office of Parkwood Heights Elementary, but no students or staff were injured, authorities said.
The victim was a student at Lone Star High School, which is less than two blocks from where the shooting occurred.
Parkwood Heights Elementary, Terry Parker High School and Arlington Middle School were all placed on lockdown.
"What should have happened, happened," Superintendent Dr. Patricia Willis said of the district's response. "We went into Code Red. Fortunately, it was right near our police officers. We were able to get staff there immediately, get our school staff there. Schools were locked down. Students knew what to do because they practice it regularly."
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