Jacksonville, FL — Hours after a 7-year-old boy died from injuries in a shooting in the Durkeeville area, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry called for the community to come together and stop senseless violence.
Curry sent a series of tweets before sunrise, saying we have to break through to these young people, intimating that the suspect was young.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has not released a description of the suspect. Detectives say a dark-colored SUV pulled up to a home on Mt. Herman Street after dark on Sunday night and someone inside started shooting.
7-year-old Tayshawn Gallon died from his injuries at the hospital. A 23-year-old man who was also in the front yard of the home had non-life threatening injuries.
This is the fourth child-involved shooting in the past two weeks, according to JSO.