“For two children to be shot. I mean, the whole community should be outraged.” LaTasha Hobbs is the mother of Maurice, a teen murdered in Jacksonville. Gun violence against children is a growing problem.
, guns are now the number one cause of death among American children and teens, and that includes kids shot in Jacksonville.“I’m very lucky that my daughter was not playing outside,” she said. Police said the kids are expected to be ok, but some parents aren’t.She lost her son to gun violence in 2017Hobbs continues to fight for justice, though she feels Jacksonville is complicit when addressing gun violence. News4JAX data from 2022 shows 31 kids were shot. Eleven of them are dead.
“I haven’t had an arrest for Maurice. Prince Holland’s mother hasn’t had an arrest. The community’s not coming forward. Nobody’s saying anything,” said Hobbs. “So these murderers are still walking free. They could be standing behind you at the gas station in the supermarket.”Data from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that in 2020 the U.S. had the highest child and teen firearm mortality rate among peer countries. They say firearm deaths in the U.S. are 56.2 per million people ages 1-19.
Hobbs said city leaders need to stop talking and act. She asks gun owners to be responsible and believes there needs to be trust between the community and police. She wants programs doing work in our communities to be properly funded. If you have information on Hobbs or Holland’s case – you are asked to call JSO or CrimeStoppers.
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