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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.
1. Last night a 7 yr old was killed in a drive by shooting in our city. We must come together as a community and stop this senseless violence to give our kids a sense of hope and peace.
— Lenny Curry (@lennycurry) February 19, 2018
2 This happened Less than 2 miles from City Hall, Within 2 miles of our government and churches and schools and FSCJ and fire houses and sheriff substations, all institutions designed to help keep a community safe and allow kids the security to grow and learn how to make choices
— Lenny Curry (@lennycurry) February 19, 2018
3 And follow dreams. In the shadow of all that opportunity and assistance, a 7 yr old had life stolen by someone so hopeless and directionless that they didn't hesitate to recklessly turn our streets into a war zone.We have to break through to these young people.
— Lenny Curry (@lennycurry) February 19, 2018
4. We have to find a way to make them recognize there is so much more for them than they can imagine, if they choose to believe in hope and peace.
— Lenny Curry (@lennycurry) February 19, 2018
He was just 7 years old. Tashawn Gallon was shot and killed in a drive-by in Durkeeville last night. The suspects are still on the run. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/3bDAlOVSbq
— Christy Turner (@ChristyANJax) February 19, 2018
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