After a 12-year-old girl was injured in drive-by shooting, neighbors left asking, ‘Why a kid?’

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After a 12-year-old girl was injured in drive-by shooting, neighbors left asking, ‘Why a kid?’

Neighbors in Panama Park on Jackonville’s Northside are outraged over a 12-year-old being shot in broad daylight on Thursday.Police said the 12-year-old was walking along Buffalo Avenue with a man, who News4JAX learned was the girl’s older relative, when an unknown vehicle drove up and started shooting.“Everybody’s sentiment is, why a kid? There’s a lot of anger and frustration,” a woman who didn’t want to be identified said.According to the 12-…