Mom of Jacksonville father killed: ‘You can either turn yourself in now or wait on Judgement Day'

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."

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.

Their families walked the streets Saturday where their loved ones were killed, urging someone to come forward with information.

“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.”

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