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

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – 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…

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Teacher’s aide hopes FBI’s efforts will lead to answers in missing 12-year-old case

FLORIDA – It’s been eight months since Lori Paige went missing in Tallahassee. The Jacksonville FBI offered a reward up to a $15,000 reward for tips that could help locate…

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FBI Jacksonville offering reward of up to $15,000 in search of missing 12-year-old girl

FLORIDA – The Jacksonville FBI is now offering a reward of up to $15,000 for information as it assists the Tallahassee Police Department in the search for missing 12-year-old Lori…

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Third teen arrested, accused of murder in shooting death of 12-year-old girl in Lake City

LAKE CITY, Fla. – The Lake City Police Department (LCPD) has made a third arrest following the shooting death of 12-year-old Mariah Smith last year. Matthew Rice, 17, was taken…

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Lake City dedicates street to 12-year-old shot, killed on couch in August

LAKE CITY, Fla. – A Lake City street was renamed to remember the life of a 12-year-old girl who was shot and killed while she was sitting on a couch…

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Lake City renames street after 12-year-old girl shot in home

Mariah Smith, 12, was shot and killed in August after bullets came flying through her home, striking her while she was sitting on the couch. LAKE CITY, Fla. — Months…

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Dispute between family of suspect, family of 12-year-old fatally shot while sitting on couch ends in arrest: police

LAKE CITY, Fla. – An altercation Sunday between the family of a 12-year-old who was shot and killed in August and the family of a recently arrested suspect in the…

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21-year-old man arrested, accused of shooting 12-year-old Jacksonville girl who was not intended target

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Police announced an arrest in the shooting of a 12-year-old girl in Northwest Jacksonville. Darion Sumpter, 21, is now locked up in the Duval County jail. His…

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Family identifies 12-year-old who was hit and killed by a car

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The family of a 12-year-old boy who was hit by a car Friday and later died has identified him as Brighton Penkacik. Police say the boy and…

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