Jacksonville, Fla. — A Jacksonville mother and two other families are pleading for information about the death of their loved ones.
“Don’t spend your life running, looking backwards because you know you committed a murder,” Maria Davis said. "You can either turn yourself in now or wait on judgment day."
#Jacksonville mother's strong message to anyone with information about her son's death. She joined 2 other families in Moncrief today on a neighborhood canvas for information about 3 murders @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/halTrUdAkA
— Brittney Donovan (@brittneyANjax) November 18, 2017
Davis’ son, Malcolm, was shot and killed while driving at the intersection of Stuart Avenue and West 31st Street in January 2016.
Two other Jacksonville fathers -- Dorian Brown and Darnell Dues – died in October after they were shot just a few blocks away.
Darnell Dues and Dorian Brown were killed in a drive by shooting at W. 28th and Stuart Street in late October pic.twitter.com/JvlIQRP9Pv
— Brittney Donovan (@brittneyANjax) November 18, 2017
Their families walked the streets Saturday where their loved ones were killed, urging someone to come forward with information.
Family members of Darnell Dues are passing out flyers saying “Break the code of silence” near 30th and Stuart in #Jacksonville pic.twitter.com/c3pn7hGYb1
— Brittney Donovan (@brittneyANjax) November 18, 2017
“Somebody knows who killed Malcolm,” Davis said. “You killed him. For what? What could he have done to you that says you can shoot him not in the leg, but in his side. On his left side. You meant to kill Malcolm.”
The three fathers leave behind six children.
“You have kids that grow up without fathers,” Ciera Edwards, a longtime friend of Dues, said. “They want to be with their parents. So why take them away from that? Why take that from them?”
The families shared strong messages for their loved ones’ killers.
“So I ask you, and I ask your friends, and I ask Malcolm’s friends, how about ya’ll step up and tell,” Davis said. “Because someone knows who killed Malcolm Anthony Davis. And justice will be served. I don’t know when, but soon.”
They also had a message for the community.
“We have to do better as adults,” Edwards said. “Because it can’t keep being like this. We can’t continue with this.”
Cox Media Group