JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville mother is pleading for help in solving her 20-year-old son, Jacquez Anlage’s, murder.
It’s been nearly six months and Crystal Anlage still doesn’t have any answers in his death.
He was shot and killed in October in Arlington.
Crystal and her husband Matthew told Action News Jax they are heartbroken.
She adopted Jacquez when he was 16 years old to help give him a better life.
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He was murdered just two months before his 21st birthday and the killer hasn’t been caught yet.
“I’m sure the person that so callously took his life didn’t think about the fact that he had parents that love him. He had a whole bunch of people that love him and miss him,” Crystal Anlage said.
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She told Tarancon he had just moved into the Arco Place Apartments in Arlington when he was shot and killed.
Back in October, dozens of police officers and detectives canvassed the area for clues to help find the shooter.
That same month, in an unrelated crime, 55-year-old Aziz Bendour was severely beaten less than a half mile away.
He died in early 2021 from his injuries. Both murders have gone unsolved.
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Action News Jax contacted police about what is being done to help curb the violence in Arlington, and JSO said it has increased patrols in the area.
It’s partnering with apartment complexes with the Sheriff’s Watch Program to work closely with management and security and it has created a team of community engagement officers to help with community outreach and building relationships.
Meanwhile Crystal Anlage is still left grieving.
“He loved his dad. He loved his cousins. He loved his grandparents. He loved our friends and he loved our church,” she said.
She said someone knows what happened to her son Jacquez and she’s hoping they speak up.
“When your kid is sick and dies, yes it’s sad, but you have answers. You have closure. We haven’t gotten to have any closure,” she said.
MAD DADS is working with the family to try and get the word out and First Coast Crime Stoppers is also offering a reward of $3,000 for any information that can lead to an arrest and bring Anlage’s family some justice.