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Baker County deputies investigate I-10 shooting that wounded two children
A 6-year-old was shot and an 11-year-old was hurt by shattered glass after gunfire struck a family’s car on I-10 late Sunday. Investigators say the family may have been followed from Macclenny; no suspect vehicle description is available.
A 6-year-old was shot in the arm and an 11-year-old was injured by flying glass after another vehicle fired multiple shots at their family’s car on Interstate 10 in Baker County late Sunday, the sheriff’s office said.
The children were traveling east toward Jacksonville with their mother at about 11 p.m. Both have received medical care and are recovering, according to the Baker County Sheriff’s Office.
The family had recently left a residence in Macclenny, and investigators say they may have been followed. Deputies have not released a description of the vehicle from which the shots were fired, and the circumstances leading up to the shooting remain under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Baker County Sheriff’s Office at 904-259-9218. Anonymous tips can be submitted to First Coast Crime Stoppers at 866-845-8477.