JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Less than three weeks into 2023, Duval County has recorded 11 reported homicides, by News4JAX depend.
Donald Foy, the president of MAD DADS — a nonprofit group targeted on preventing crime — says it’s a regarding statistic. Within three days, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has reported a minimum of 5 deaths on account of gun violence and two others who have been harm.
“I’m saddened, first of all, but I’m not surprised,” Foy mentioned.
On Monday, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office mentioned, a dispute led to two people being shot within the Sherwood Forest neighborhood. One individual died, whereas one other was hospitalized.
Early Sunday, two men and a woman, who police believe were shot, were found dead inside of a home on Bridges Road close to Dunn Avenue. An 18-year-old has been arrested and charged with three counts of second-degree homicide.
Also on Sunday, police mentioned, a woman died and another was hospitalized after they were shot while traveling alongside I-95.
Notably, there was a taking pictures reported Tuesday night in Northwest Jacksonville, however investigators decided a person was grazed by a bullet after they have been known as to Norfolk Boulevard. He did not require a hospitalization.
Foy is worried that violence within the metropolis isn’t being curbed.
“Jacksonville is letting it go on, he said. “So it’s going and getting out of hand. It got out of hand 20 years ago. We haven’t been able to get a grip on it.”
Through the ache of loss, households have held marches and rallies calling for justice — alongside members of MAD DADS.
Law enforcement has vowed to crack down on violent crime.
But an answer, Foy says, stays the identical.
“The only answer and the remedy to it, as I’ve stated before and before again, is that the community gets more involved to turn these individuals in so we can remove them from the streets of Jacksonville,” he mentioned.
Anyone with information within the latest string of violence is urged to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500 or submit an nameless tip to Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida.
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