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

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

at the intersection of New Kings and Moncrief roads. JSO said four boys from the ages 11 to 15 years old and a 21-year-old man, who is believed to be their football coach, were headed home after football tryouts at the Legends Center when someone shot at the SUV numerous times.The driver and an 11-year-old boy were also shot. The other two boys in the vehicle were uninjured.Jacksonville Sheriff T.K.

“Anytime a kid’s life is taken, if it’s a horrible event, it affects the whole community, and that includes JSO and police,” Coarsey said.“That young man was only 13. His mother and father were probably out buying gifts and getting prepared for Christmas. Now they’re going have unwrapped gifts under the tree this year,” Jordan said.“We must interrupt the norm of gun violence in our city and make clear that we will not allow it to continue.

 

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