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Showing posts with label Jacksonville. Show all posts

Thursday, 24 April 2008

look for a suspect in a deadly shooting at a local park

Jacksonville Sheriff's Officers continue to look for a suspect in a deadly shooting at a local park. They say children were playing when it happened. Residents plan to meet today to talk about the violence.According to residents in one Northside community and police, someone shot a 15-year-old Wednesday night. Police found the teen in the parking lot at Panama Park around 7 o'clock. Paramedics took him to the hospital where he died. Authorities do not have a suspect. They still have many questions about the shooting. They do not know if it was random or if someone targeted the victim. At the time of the shooting, people were on the basketball court and kids were playing in the park. Police say when shots were fired, those on the court ran. They were able to talk with a few people.
The head of the Neighborhood Watch Program in the area said, "There are always children playing." She says she grew up in the Panama Park area. She has four kids and has seen the changes. She says it's sad kids can't even go out in the park and play.The community is invited to a Neighborhood Watch meeting tonight at 7 at the Charlie Joseph Center on Buffalo Avenue. Residents will be able to talk about the shooting and ways to make sure the neighborhood is safe.As for the deadly shooting, police have not released the victim's name. They need your help.

Thursday, 6 March 2008

First Coast High School arrests

Two students at First Coast High School were arrested Wednesday morning, accused of bringing a loaded gun on campus.The gun's discovery aroused strong emotions among some parents."My child's not getting no education as of today because they want to go on the TV and they want to lie and say they've got this school under control. This school is nowhere near under control," said parent Alena Spicer.
Another parent, Eureka Washington, told Channel 4 her son went to the resource officer when he saw a gun passed from one student to another during a fight on Tuesday.Duval County School Board spokeswoman Jill Johnson said the school resource officer, acting on a tip, removed 18-year-old Adrian Anderson from in-school suspension without any resistance. The loaded gun was found in Anderson's backpack.
According to authorities, Anderson told police a 15-year-old gave the gun to him because other students were "trying him."Anderson and the 15-year-old, whose name was not released, were both arrested."This is proof that students are doing what they should be doing," Johnson said. "We're telling our students, if they see something on campus, to please let the faculty know. A student did."Washington said that although trouble was averted, that did not happened until she came to the school's principal for answers."I asked him, 'What are y'all doing about the gun?' He was like, 'Shhh. We're trying to keep on -- we don’t want too many people to know about it.' I said, 'What? No. Y'all need to drop what you're doing and actually find out where this gun is at and where this boy is at,'" Washington said.
The school board said First Coast High School Principal Tony Bellamy is doing everything he can to make a safe environment for his students.
"Things that are happening out there and the things that principals is putting in place to ensure the safety of the students at First Coast High School," Johnson said.
However, many parents said they are fed up with the mounting problems.
"A lot of stuff they are doing is just brushing stuff under the rug. They are not dealing with the problem," Washington said.
"They want to sit here and say it's just rumors. It's not rumors … it's on TV everyday," Spicer said.Both parents told Channel 4 that Wednesday was the last day their children would be at First Coast High School.

11th-grader at First Coast High School was arrested firearm was a .25-caliber semi-automatic handgun with a loaded magazine of seven live rounds

11th-grader at First Coast High School was arrested Wednesday morning and accused of carrying a loaded gun on campus.A school resource officer investigating a fight on campus was told there was a student in the in-school suspension room who was carrying a gun, according to the police report. Two officers went to the room about 9 a.m. and conducted a search. After a student tried to walk out of the room, police searched him and found a gun in his left front pocket, the report said.
The firearm was a .25-caliber semi-automatic handgun with a loaded magazine of seven live rounds, according to police. The 11th-grader told the officer that a 15-year-old student gave him the gun Wednesday morning because he was having problems with other students.That student, who is not being named because of his age, also was arrested. His charge and police report were unavailable Wednesday. The 11th-grader, 18-year-old Adrian Rayshawn Anderson, was charged with possession of a firearm on school property and alteration of a firearm serial number, both third-degree felonies.This is the first time this school year a student has been caught with a gun in a First Coast High School classroom though there were firearm arrests outside of football games last fall.

Wednesday, 13 February 2008

shooting in northwest Jacksonville

man is at Shands Jacksonville with non life-threatening injuries following a shooting in northwest Jacksonville.Police say someone in a car drove up to man walking down Daniel Street near Kings Road and shot him in the face.Police have no witnesses or suspects.

Sunday, 13 January 2008

Curtis Bailey

Arrested:Curtis Bailey and an unnamed 17-year-old.
Police say they received a call about a drive-by shooting around 2:30 p.m.
Authorities say the suspects hid in a mobile home on Lyle Road.
Police tell us a three-month old baby was also in the home. A girl came out with the infant shortly after police arrived, but Bailey refused to leave the trailer.
JSO's SWAT team was called out around 6:30 p.m., and after an hour, Bailey came out.
Bailey and the 17-year-old are facing aggravated assault charges.
Police say the investigation is ongoing, and more charges could be on the way.

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