Local group demands Sheriff T.K. Waters do more to bring homicides down, says city needs ‘hope and hammer approach’

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Local group demands Sheriff T.K. Waters do more to bring homicides down, says city needs ‘hope and hammer approach’
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Local leaders with ICARE gathered outside the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on Monday hoping to find a new solution to end violent crime in the city.

gathered outside the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on Monday hoping to find a new solution to end violent crime in the city.

At Monday’s press conference, ICARE and members of the community of all ages remembered the 124 people who were murdered in Jacksonville in 2023. One by one, they laid red carnations near the steps of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Memorial Building — honoring people who died from violence in the city.

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