Family of 16-year-old killed in shooting gets some answers from suspect arrest
16-year-old Derek Pitts’ sister says they’ll never fully heal after the teen was found shot and killed at a party in Mandarin. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced…
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Laken Riley family releases statement after death on UGA campus
Laken Riley, 22, was found dead on the University of Georgia’s campus near the Intramural Fields on Thursday. ATHENS, Ga. — The family of Laken Riley, the 22-year-old Augusta University…
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Family of 23-year-old man killed in Jacksonville wants justice
Dozens of people lit candles Friday night in honor of Gabriel Devoe, who was shot in an Arlington parking lot in November 2022. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The family of a…
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Family fights for conditional medical release for man convicted for stealing JSO car in 2016
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The family of a man serving a 15-year sentence for stealing a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office cruiser and other charges in 2016 is fighting for a conditional medical…
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Musiq Jordan-Dye’s family files lawsuit against Jax apartments
Musiq Jordan-Dye drowned in a retention pond at the Paradise Island Apartment Homes on Jacksonville’s Southside on Oct. 2, 2023. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The family of a 2-year-old girl who…
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Family of 2-year-old who drowned in retention pond suing complex for $50K, claiming negligence
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The family of a Jacksonville toddler who drowned in a retention pond in October is now suing the Southside apartment complex where it happened, alleging negligence. Precious…
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Family honors memory of 3-year-old shooting victim with birthday celebration
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The family of a 3-year-old who was killed in a triple shooting last September, threw a birthday party today to remember her life. RELATED: ‘She was so…
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Family voices concerns over handling of man who video shows JSO officer slap
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The family of a man whose arrest video made its rounds online is saying that the police officer in the video used excessive force. “He can’t sleep….
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Family of 17-year-old killed in Florida asks man arrested: “Why?”
“I would say to the man that killed my grandson that there are always consequences for choices you make in life,” Debbie Smith, Blaise Conner’s grandmother, said. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. —…
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Jacksonville USPS worker killed in crash identified by family
Family has identified the woman killed while driving a mail truck Tuesday as 40-year-old Marquite Scurry. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The woman killed in an accident while driving a mail truck…
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