gun violence

Mayor Lenny Curry and Sheriff T.K. Waters join forces to decry recent deadly violence on Jacksonville streets

In the last two years, Jacksonville has seen at least 11 accidental shootings involving juveniles, five of whom died and one as recent as three months ago.

Moms who lost their children to gun violence gathered at City Hall on Tuesday, led by state Rep. Angie Nixon. Too many children like theirs are dying, they said.

Twenty teenagers have been shot so far this year in Jacksonville, according to News4Jax records.On Thursday, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office listed…

Rosie Brooks has experienced both of a mother’s worst nightmares involving gun violence.First, Brooks’ son spent a decade behind bars for an accidental…

Today, Synthia Roy works at a tattoo parlor in Jacksonville’s Edgewood area, she does set design and makeup for horror films and recently produced her…

Jacksonville is opening a firearm forensics center that will help officers generate leads in cases involving violent crime.Related: City Of Jacksonville…

In the first 51 weeks of 2018, 128 people were killed in Jacksonville. Of those cases, 106 were classified as murders. Just 30 of the murders were cleared…

Thursday on First Coast Connect, on the heels of the deadly weekend in Jacksonville there are more calls to address the roots of Jacksonville’s gun…

Monday on First Coast Connect we discussed the shooting Sunday at The Jacksonville Landing that left three dead, including the gunman, and 11 wounded.…