Amid a surge in violence across Jacksonville that has killed several people, including two children over the past week, MAD DADS sent a clear message to the community at its 16th annual Motorcycle Ride for Life event.

A horrific case in 2002 was the inspiration for MAD DADS founder Donald Foy to launch a Jacksonville chapter.

Less than three weeks into 2023, Duval County has recorded 11 reported homicides, by News4JAX count.

The family of a Jacksonville man shot and killed in October 2020 is asking for the public’s help in solving his murder.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It’s been nearly three years since a Jacksonville man was shot and killed outside his Paxon-area home. With no answers in the case, MAD DADS Jacksonville held a walk Saturday in hopes of finding answers in the murder of Dominique Lloyd. His family gathered Saturday in the driveway Lloyd grew up in, nearly three years after he was murdered in that same spot on March 18, 2018. (WJXT)Lloyd’s mother, Towana Lloyd, also joined the group of loved ones walking in the community looking for answers. AdDonald Foy, president of the Jacksonville chapter of MAD DADS, said there is a hunger for families to have closure.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Seven sites in Florida, including one in Jacksonville, offered COVID-19 vaccinations on Sunday in partnership with places of worship, Gov. He said there were 50 different houses of worship, many of them predominantly African American churches, that participated. You look at some of the drive-through sites that the state’s supporting, as well as some of the locals all throughout the state of Florida. And then our partnership with Publix.”As of Sunday, according to Florida Department of Health data, 558,326 people in Florida had been vaccinated, including 275,771 people age 65 and older. Hopefully, DeSantis said, the state is scheduled to get about 250,000 additional shots of the first dose next week.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A local organization is calling on the community to help police catch the person who opened fire at a youth football game in Arlington Sunday night. According to JSO, a 27-year-old man was fatally shot and a 7-year-old boy was injured during the attack. So, they cannot solve it without the help of the community.”An organizer of the Mentors of Tomorrow Athletic Assoc. Facebook page posted the following statement on Sunday night:"On behalf of M.O.T staff our prayers and condolences are with the family impacted by today’s tragic events. Antonio Hicks, Mentors of Tomorrow Athletic Assoc.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The family of a Jacksonville man shot and killed last month gathered Saturday morning with anti-crime activists in the Hyde Park neighborhood where the murder happened. He was shot and killed July 9 inside an SUV near the intersection of Jammes Road and David Drive. So were just asking the neighbors and those in the neighborhood if you know something, say something, Latrice Roundtree said. Donald Foy, MAD DADS Jacksonville president, leads walks like this looking to help find clues to unsolved murders throughout the city. Earlier this week, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry announced he is expanding Cure Violence, a program that targets troubled neighborhoods trying to preempt violence.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Keeping a lid on crime during this pandemic is proving challenging for Jacksonville, especially after a violent weekend that included two officer-involved shootings. While violent crime has dropped in many major cities, that hasn’t been the case in Jacksonville. This month, there have been 10 homicides and 23 people shot, according to News4Jax records, more than the same time last year. “We have seen a spike in domestic issues and that is probably something you can directly relate to quarantine,” he said. Anyone with information related to any recent crimes is asked to call the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500 or First Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.