Wednesday marks 11 years since Megan Simmons died after someone fired multiple shots into the home where she was staying. Her friend, Jazmine Shelton, 13, was also shot in the attack. Jazmine died at the scene, but Megan died four days later.
Wednesday marks 11 years since Megan Simmons died after someone fired multiple shots into the home where she was staying. Her friend, Jazmine Shelton, 13, was also killed in the attack.– Karen Simmons regularly visits family members who are laid to rest at Riverside Memorial Cemetery on Jacksonville ’s Westside.Wednesday marks 11 years since Megan died after someone fired multiple shots into the home where she was staying. Her friend, Jazmine Shelton, 13, was also shot in the attack.
Megan had been spending the night at the mobile home on Missouri Avenue in Northwest Jacksonville. A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Cold Case detective, Travis Oliver, Sr., explained Jazmine Shelton had been living at the home with her mother and her mother’s boyfriend. Detective Oliver said the person involved in that incident has never cooperated with investigators regarding the shooting. He said she could be instrumental in solving the case.
Until that day comes, Simmons will keep visiting Megan’s gravesite. She wears a special ring showing Megan’s picture. Most importantly, she advocates for justice and remembers the good times she had with her granddaughter. Her favorite memories are dressing up for Halloween, Christmas, and spending time with loved ones. Megan Simmons would be 25 years old if she were alive today.
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