The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is searching for an armed burglar who shot at a homeowner during a car break-in attempt in Murray Hill, leaving residents on edge in what they describe as a normally quiet neighborhood.

The incident occurred around 1 a.m. Wednesday on Wolfe Street, about two blocks southeast of Post Street, when a young woman briefly went into her parents’ home to pick up some items from inside. Within moments of leaving her vehicle, an armed man jumped into her car.

According to neighbors, the woman’s mother first spotted the man in her daughter’s vehicle.

When the woman’s stepfather approached to investigate, the burglar fired a shot through the back passenger window before jumping out of the car and running away. No one was injured in the incident.

Despite a search

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