Mothers living in Northwest Jacksonville who are fed up with gun violence took to the steps of City Hall.
– The group is asking for everything from infrastructure to jobs so that more young people are not lost to violence.
They are beyond heartbreaking. “I’m begging and pleading. Help. We’re losing our children. It don’t supposed to be like this,” another mother said. This follows a bloody 2022 so far. Compared to last year, there have been 61 homicides and 49 murders so far in 2022 -- well over last year’s total of 52 homicides and 40 murders at the same point.“A lot of crime is happening in areas where there is poverty,” State Representative Angie Nixon said. “Where there are schools that are not A and B schools and there are not amenities.”
“It’s rough. It is very rough,” Clemons said. “I know these parents are going through it. There’s no way these parents are going through it. There’s no way you’re going to wake up in peace. No matter how old they are, they’re still our kids.”
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