Supporters march for 17-year-old killed in Jacksonville drive-by shooting

Friends and household on with the enactment Cure Violence connected Wednesday honored the beingness of a 17-year-old who was gunned down successful a drive-by shooting.

Jocori Jones was killed aboriginal Halloween greeting adjacent Kooker Park. On Wednesday evening, activists took to the streets of the Eastside -- calling for an extremity to the violence.

Jones’ father, Terrence Bozman, said helium was successful the ablution erstwhile helium heard the gunshots. He ran extracurricular and recovered his son’s body.

“I conscionable hated myself for looking up and conscionable seeing my lad laying determination similar that,” Bozman said. “It fundamentally conscionable took each the beingness retired of me.”

Many lives changed successful the instant Jones was killed. He was a son, a large member to 3 siblings and a person to many.

“The young kids, it’s like, they conscionable -- it’s getting retired of hand,” Bozman said. “They’ve got to halt each this killing.”

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Flowers, photos and balloons were near conscionable steps from wherever the teen’s assemblage was found.

Dozens of people, including those from anti-violence groups from crossed Jacksonville joined the march connected Wednesday evening.

“My member was murdered close successful my look successful 1988,” said Gale Williams, laminitis of Southern Women Against Gun Violence. “This is thing I don’t privation to spot anybody other spell through. "

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said the shooting remains nether investigation. Anyone with accusation is asked to interaction First Coast Crime Stoppers astatine 1-866-845-TIPS.

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