Mom found dead in Jacksonville apartment identified

The local mom found dead in her Englewood apartment home has been identified as 26-year-old Cynthia Aviles.

Baltimore police, which is assisting the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, is calling the case a murder investigation.

Thursday morning a crime scene van was seen leaving La Esperanza Apartments on University Boulevard where investigators are collecting evidence.

On social media there’s been a huge outpouring of support for Aviles’ family, one woman called her a "great co-worker."

According to a police report, Aviles had a “severe laceration."

Her boyfriend, 26-year-old Norris Dail, sparked a statewide Amber Alert after police initially couldn’t locate the couple’s 4-year-old son Norris Dail Jr.

The boy was found in Baltimore City after JSO requested that Baltimore Police conduct a check on his well-being. The child is with family in Maryland.

Aviles’ aunt said she went to a hearing that had to do with the boy on Thursday and has been meeting with JSO detectives in Baltimore.

JSO has confirmed that Dail is considered a suspect in his girlfriend’s murder.

According to Maryland court records, last year Dail petitioned for custody of their child but a judge ordered in August of 2015 that both parties will have shared physical custody and joint legal custody on a week-on week-off basis.

Aviles’ family members from the Philadelphia area traveled to Baltimore Thursday once they heard the news.

They are raising money to cover funeral costs on a GoFundMe page.

Cox Media Group