6 wounded in north Florida, police say

Six men were wounded Tuesday in two separate shootings in a neighborhood near the downtown sports stadium, authorities said.

Investigators said they believe the two shootings, about a block apart, are connected.

Four people sitting on a front porch were shot at the first location and two other people were shot at the second location, said Ken Jefferson, a Jacksonville Sheriff's Office spokesman. All were hit with birdshot.

The shots were fired from a car at both locations, but it was unclear whether they came from a single weapon. At the second location the victims shot back, Jefferson said.

All the injured victims appeared to know each other, he said.

"We don't know what the dispute was," Jefferson said.

None of the injuries was considered life threatening, sheriff's spokeswoman Melissa Bujeda said.

No other information about the victims was released.

The shootings occurred in the Talleyrand area near Alltel Stadium, home of the Jacksonville Jaguars football team.