JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville restaurant owner changed how she runs her business after a man was shot inside early Sunday morning.
A man on a bicycle rode up to Que Padre Mexican Restaurant around 1 a.m., then shot through a window, hitting a customer inside before riding off, the owner, Nely Osorio, said.
The customer was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
In footage given to News4JAX, workers can be seen running frantically into the kitchen after the shot was fired.
Moments later, in the same video, the customer who was shot could be seen raising his shirt and exposing blood.
In another video shared with News4JAX, police are seen tending to the man’s gunshot wound on his back.
“Oh my goodness, I can’t believe it,” Osorio said. “Really I can’t believe it. How can [you] do that?”
The owner said that was her initial reaction after receiving a call from her employee telling her what happened.
She said the incident left her scared and concerned, especially for her employees’ safety.
“That’s never happened before, I’m really concerned; I’m really scared,” Osorio said.
The owner said she planned to close the restaurant earlier to protect her workers.
Osorio also questioned why someone would shoot into her restaurant.
“What’s going on with our country? Nobody cares about other people or each other’s life. This is a really hard time for me,” she said.
She said she planned to visit the customer who was shot to check on his condition.
News4JAX reached out to JSO for additional details about the shooter. A spokesperson said the details they’ve shared are the most up-to-date.