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December 22, 2023

Jacksonville gives out gun locks to stem child deaths

At least 30 children have been shot in Jacksonville so far this year, and 11 of those children have died.…

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Sheriff T.K. Waters asks for the public's help to find those who have killed children and adults in a recent rash of murders. | Dan Scanlan, WJCT News 89.9
September 27, 2023

Childrens’ slayings leave Jacksonville stunned

Six slayings since last Friday — including a 3-year-old girl on Saturday and a 6-year-old on Wednesday — have left…

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Sheriff T.K. Waters speaks at a new conference Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, as confiscated guns are shown nearby. | Dan Scanlan, WJCT News 89.9
August 8, 2023

10 arrested after gunbattle that left hole in mayor’s window

A gunfight in James Weldon Johnson Park, across from City Hall, was part of a wider conflict between rival groups,…

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December 5, 2022

$9K reward offered for tips in 13-year-old’s drive-by shooting death

With anger in his voice, Jacksonville’s new sheriff vowed Monday evening to add more investigators on the Saturday night shooting…

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December 5, 2022

MAD DADS anti-violence group calls fatal shooting of 13-year-old ‘tragic for our community’

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating a drive-by shooting that killed a 13-year-old boy and injured others in Northwest Jacksonville.The…

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Gathering at a memorial at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. | AP
May 30, 2022

OPINION | The answer to gun violence? Abolish guns

Last week, I dropped off and picked up my son from school for the last time until the next school…

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Mourners outside Tops Friendly Markets in Buffalo, N.Y., a day after the mass shooting there. | AP
May 23, 2022

OPINION | Symptoms of a broken system

Imagine for a moment it’s a Sunday afternoon. You’ve just left church or brunch or finished a morning run or…