Alton Armstrong Homicide in the 1500 Block of West 1st Street
December 04, 2018

On Friday, November 3oth,  A 40-year-old man found shot to death Friday night inside a car in the 1500 block of West 1st Street s been identified as Alton Laselle Armstrong, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Officers were called to the scene just after 9 p.m. on reports of someone shot to find Armstrong in the driver’s seat, suffering from at least one gunshot wound, police said. Transported to UF Health Jacksonville, he was pronounced dead, police said.

Police do not known what led up to the shooting in the New Town neighborhood, and said he did not live in the area.

Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to call the Jacksonville Sheriff`s Office at 904-630-0500 or to remain anonymous and receive a cash reward of up to $3,000 call First Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-8477. Or click the "Submit a Tip" to the right of this post.

18 Year Old Deshawn Minor Found Murdered
November 27, 2018

Lamonte Dabney Murdered at Spring Park Playground
November 27, 2018

Sunday, November 25th, 2018. A 20-year-old man was shot and killed Sunday in a playground where children were playing near Spring Park Elementary School, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

Police said Lamonte Dabney was killed about 1:20  p.m. while children were on the playground. Police tape blocked off Spring Park Road where police spent most of the afternoon investigating.

Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to call the Jacksonville Sheriff`s Office at 904-630-0500 or to remain anonymous and receive a cash reward of up to $3,000 call First Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-8477. Or click the "Submit a Tip" to the right of this post.

Sergey Brooks Homicide
October 30, 2018

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is now calling the mysterious death of a local teenager a murder. Sergey Brooks, 19, was found unresponsive in a dead-end of a neighborhood on Jacksonville's Westside on July 6th, 2018. The suspects are still at large, according to JSO.

Brooks was a student and soccer player at Westside High School and then at Baldwin High School. Originally from Ukraine, he was adopted in June of 2015. He has two younger brothers who were adopted from the Ukraine, according to a post made by the family online.

Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to call the Jacksonville Sheriff`s Office at 904-630-0500 or to remain anonymous and receive a cash reward of up to $3,000 call First Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-8477. Or click the "Submit a Tip" to the right of this post.

Elias Martinez Shot and Killed at Mandarin Apartment
October 24, 2018

Neighbors in the complex on Hartley Road, just off San Jose Boulevard, called police at 3:20 a.m. saying they heard gunshots. When officers arrived they found a man shot several times in the upper body between buildings 10 and 11. The Jacksonville Fire And Rescue Department pronounced the man dead at the scene. 

On Wednesday, police identified the victim as 40-year-old Elias Martinez and said his death was being investigated as a murder.

Police are looking for witnesses and trying to find out if any of the people who called 911 saw the shooting. Investigators are also trying to see if the cameras on the nearby Ramada Inn captured the shooting. 

Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to call the Jacksonville Sheriff`s Office at 904-630-0500 or to remain anonymous and receive a cash reward of up to $3,000 call First Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-8477. Or click the "Submit a Tip" to the right of this post.

Drive By Shooting on A. Phillip Randolph Blvd
October 23, 2018

On Sunday, October 21st, 2018, Drive by shooting on A. Phillip Randolph Blvd, killed Robert Williams, 76, and injured 5 others.

Police on Wednesday released another photo of a car recorded by a surveillance camera the area of Sunday's mass shooting on Jacksonville's Eastside.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office described the sedan in the photo as a second vehicle being sought in connection with the drive-by shooting just after noon on A. Phillip Randolph Boulevard that injured six people, three of them critically. It looks very similar to the car police sent out Monday connected with the shooting.

The shooting took place less than an hour before kickoff of the Jaguars-Texans game at TIAA Bank Field, which is less than a half-mile away. Police have not identified the victims, but Jaguars fans and people leaving a church across the street were walking in the area when witnesses said dozens of shots rang out.

Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to call the Jacksonville Sheriff`s Office at 904-630-0500 or to remain anonymous and receive a cash reward of up to $3,000 call First Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-8477. Or click the "Submit a Tip" to the right of this post.

Derian "Buddy" McGoogin Homicide
October 17, 2018

On October 13th, 2018, A 23-year-old man was shot and killed in Northwest Jacksonville early Saturday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

Officers called to the scene found the man, later identified as Derian McGoogin, dead in the flowerbed in front of his home on Dublin Court. He had been shot several times.

News4Jax records show the man's death marks Jacksonville's 100th homicide of the year.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson went to the scene of the killing, along with investigators from the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

So far, police said they have no suspects in the killing.

Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to call the Jacksonville Sheriff`s Office at 904-630-0500 or to remain anonymous and receive a cash reward of up to $3,000 call First Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-8477. Or click the "Submit a Tip" to the right of this post.

Carlos Jefferson Homicide
October 09, 2018

On October 4th, 2018, Homicide detectives with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office are investigating the death of a man who crashed into a power pole after he was shot Thursday night in the Woodstock neighborhood.

Officers were dispatched about 8 p.m. to Detroit Street just north of Commonwealth Avenue, where a crash with injuries and shooting were reported.

Upon arrival, they found a Ford pickup truck with multiple bullet holes had crashed into a power pole and hit a fence.

Two people were in the pickup truck at the time of the incident, according to police. The driver, later identified as 38 year old Carlos Jefferson,  was shot and had life-threatening injuries. He was transported to UF Health, where he later died. 

Police said the passenger in the vehicle was identified but was uncooperative.

Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to call the Jacksonville Sheriff`s Office at 904-630-0500 or to remain anonymous and receive a cash reward of up to $3,000 call First Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-8477. Or click the "Submit a Tip" to the right of this post.

Dana Danson Was Found Dead Under A Bridge
October 03, 2018

October 1, 2018, Police are investigating a woman's death as murder after her body was found Monday morning underneath a bridge on Zoo Parkway near Dunn Creek, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

According to the incident report, Dana Renee Danson, 31, was found dead lying on her back wearing only a bikini top, which had been pulled down. The report initially classified the woman's death as undetermined, but police later said her death was being investigated as murder.

Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to call the Jacksonville Sheriff`s Office at 904-630-0500 or to remain anonymous and receive a cash reward of up to $3,000 call First Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-8477. Or click the "Submit a Tip" to the right of this post.

Tavarius Jenkins Homicide
September 12, 2018

According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Tavarius Jenkins was shot at least once inside a home on Gullege Drive, just off of Sibbald Road. He was taken to UF Health, where he died. 

Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to call the Jacksonville Sheriff`s Office at 904-630-0500 or to remain anonymous and receive a cash reward of up to $3,000 call First Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-8477. Or click the "Submit a Tip" to the right of this post.