State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced that a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Officer who shot a 14-year-old suspect in the back during a police chase on Nov. 1 will not face criminal charges. The teen is recovering from his injuries. News4JAX spoke with our crime and safety analyst about the case.

A month after an officer-involved shooting left a 14-year-old boy fighting for his life in the hospital, State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced that her office’s investigation determined the shooting was lawful.

A man was transported to a hospital with serious injuries after being shot Tuesday night on Jacksonville’s Northside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating a road rage incident that escalated into gunfire early Monday morning at the Del-Air convenience store on Philips Highway.

A man died Sunday evening after a minivan he was repairing fell on him in the Baymeadows neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A man was shot dead in a Jacksonville home on Friday evening, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it is searching for three missing children who were last seen on the city’s Westside near Lane Avenue South and Lenox Avenue.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man whose body was found inside a car early Wednesday morning on the city’s Westside. Officers said they believe foul play was involved in the man’s death.

Over the last week, three arguments in Jacksonville escalated into shootings, leaving two men dead and others injured. Local community organizations are concerned about the trend.

An argument over the price of an item at a liquor store ended in two separate shooting incidents that sent two people to the hospital Tuesday night on Jacksonville’s Southside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A man died early Tuesday after an argument ended in a shooting inside a home on Jacksonville’s Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

An 18-year-old working at a Burger King on the Westside was fatally shot Saturday night when he tried to break up a fight between two men inside the restaurant, according to a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrest report.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is actively searching for a missing 9-year-old after he left his home on Lydia Estates Drive near Dunn Avenue around 10:40 a.m. Monday.

A young man on a path to serve our country was gunned down Saturday night while working at a Burger King on Jacksonville’s Westside, his mother tells News4JAX.

An arrest was made in the fatal Saturday night shooting that left one person injured.

Drug-related deaths in Florida dropped 14% between 2023 and 2024, with fentanyl deaths plunging by 35%, according to new state data that officials say reflects the success of increased funding and stronger recovery programs.

A convicted felon with multiple arrests is facing new charges after the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office found illegal drugs in his apartment.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a man was shot in the back during a physical altercation with multiple people on Saturday afternoon.

A woman died after she was struck by a car that was backing out of a driveway early Saturday morning, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred Friday evening on Johnson Avenue. At approximately 6:30 p.m., officers responded to reports of an adult male who had been shot.

Three teenagers -- aged 13, 16, and 19-- were recently arrested and accused of participating in a downtown Jacksonville attack that left a 64-year-old man dead, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said on Friday.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it has arrested a man accused of shooting and killing a mother of two who was found dead in a parking lot outside of a gym on Sunbeam Road.

An 8-year-old girl successfully defended her mother by stabbing her grandmother with a kitchen knife during an attack Monday at their Clay County home, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Rumors about a serial killer in Jacksonville have been circulating widely on social media, but the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says those claims are false. The situation began Saturday afternoon when officers found a man in his 20s or 30s dead on the side of the road.

Weeks after News4JAX exposed a late-night noise problem during car meetups at the Westside shopping plaza parking lot, a manager of one of the businesses is speaking out. Josie Sakoo, manager of the Paxon Liquor Store and Lounge, said the situation is hard to control, adding, “I personally cannot control anything beyond my door.”

An Arlington homeowner shot an intruder who broke into his house Tuesday afternoon, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said

A motorcyclist died on Monday night after they were involved in a crash with an SUV in the Northwest Jacksonville area, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a woman was found dead on Monday afternoon inside a residence in the Phoenix neighborhood.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it has arrested a man who is accused of firing his gun at an “afterparty” on Jacksonville’s Eastside that left four people injured.

A handyman who lived on the property of a commercial building on Heckscher Drive fell off a two-story roof late Sunday night and was found early Monday morning, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

A woman was found dead Sunday evening under a bridge on Blanding Boulevard, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A resident was shot Sunday morning after a masked intruder armed with a rifle broke into his Springfield residence in an attempted robbery, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating two separate deaths that occurred Saturday evening.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is searching for a suspect who shot a man multiple times at a bus stop on Jacksonville’s Westside, leaving him in life-threatening condition on Saturday morning.

Duval County is on track to see more motorcycle deaths than last year.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrested a man charged with DUI manslaughter after a crash that killed a teacher and his 1-year-old son on Baymeadows Road.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing 9-year-old boy on Monday.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is trying to return a woman home safely who was found Sunday afternoon near Lindy Trail off Ricker Road.

A Good Samaritan who found an emaciated Great Dane in Jacksonville is pleading that anyone with information about the incident come forward.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office reported a traffic fatality at Commonwealth Avenue and Edgewood Avenue North on the city’s Westside.

A 44-year-old man accused of shooting a man found dead in the garage of a Mandarin home was arrested Tuesday, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

A quiet Mandarin neighborhood is grieving after a deadly shooting. Family members remember the victim as a devoted father and caring neighbor.

A man was arrested Saturday after an incident involving a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office police horse after the Florida-Georgia game.

A 46-year-old charged with military desertion 24 years ago was taken into custody Saturday when he was flagged while trying to board a ship at the JaxPort Cruise Terminal, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

A man was killed in a shooting Monday at a business on Jacksonville’s Southside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The shooting wrapped up a weekend of deadly violence, with eight shootings in 72 hours.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a drug bust at a house on Ken Knight Drive yielded a large amount of drugs, including MDMA, cocaine, crack, and marijuana, and led to the arrest of two men.

A U.S. Navy veteran who was arrested by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO), for charges that were later dropped, is speaking out after receiving a $45,000 settlement from the city earlier this year.

Jacksonville has seen a troubling series of shootings over the past three days, with incidents occurring at homes, on busy streets, and even outside a gas station.

A man is in serious but stable condition after he was shot and stabbed during an argument with a man and woman late Sunday night behind a Westside gas station, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

A man died Sunday morning following a house fire in the Moncrief neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A man died Saturday after suffering multiple gunshot wounds in the Brentwood area, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

There is a heavy police presence at 21st Street West and Moncrief Road due to an “officer involved incident,” the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office responded to two separate domestic disputes that left two men shot between Friday evening and early Saturday morning.

A man accused of fatally stabbing his coworker at the Anheuser-Busch facility on the Northside was arrested Friday, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a man died Thursday afternoon after he was stabbed inside the Anheuser-Busch facility.

Another shooting along Harts Road on Jacksonville’s Northside is raising new concerns about crime in the area and prompting renewed calls for safety improvements.

A man in his 50s died following a crash at the intersection of Monument and Lee roads in Jacksonville, marking the 141st traffic fatality in Duval County this year.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating the in-custody death of a 32-year-old man.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash on Tuesday at the intersection of Gold Star Family Parkway on Pecan Park Road.

The medical examiner is working to determine a cause of death after a man, a woman and their dog were found dead Saturday afternoon in their Neptune Beach home.

Three separate shootings across Jacksonville within a 12-hour span this weekend left four people injured, with one victim suffering life-threatening injuries, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Police are investigating after an elderly couple and their dog were found dead in their Neptune Beach home Saturday afternoon, but many questions remain unanswered as authorities have released limited information about the incident.

A fatal traffic crash occurred early Sunday morning on Gold Star Family Parkway in Duval County, resulting in the death of a man in his mid-40s.

Two men were wounded early Sunday morning in a shooting outside Tipsy Bar & Grill on Edgewood Avenue South, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it arrested a 40-year-old man after searching his home and finding massive amounts of fentanyl, meth, cocaine, crack, and marijuana.

Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia will hold a news conference Tuesday to talk about funding for immigration enforcement.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a bicyclist died Monday night after being hit by an SUV on Jacksonville’s Southside.

A Jacksonville man is suing Sheriff T.K. Waters and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, claiming officers used excessive force and violated his constitutional rights during a February arrest on charges that were later dropped.

Several businesses in Jacksonville’s Five Points neighborhood have fallen victim to a series of break-ins, with the latest target being a popular local coffee shop that sustained thousands in damage.

More than 1,600 officers and sergeants with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office now wear body cameras, but the agency only reviews specific incidents among the thousands of hours of footage collected daily.

The City of Jacksonville agreed to receive $730,000 from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office’s Real Time Crime Center in Tuesday’s city council meeting.

A teen died Tuesday evening after being shot at a home on Caljon Road, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday night that it is searching for Shaylin Hill, 33, and her two children after they were last seen in the downtown area.

2025 has been a deadly year for people on motorcycles, especially in Duval County. According to data from the Florida Highway and Safety Motor Vehicles, there have been more than 300 motorcycle crashes in Duval County, resulting in more than 280 injuries in addition to the 36 fatalities.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said three teenagers are each facing a felony charge after being accused of stealing a car and crashing it into a mattress store on Dunn Avenue on Sunday.

After two Jacksonville women were charged with violating Florida’s recently enacted Halo Law in connection with a violent arrest outside a school last week, two high-profile civil rights attorneys are demanding changes.

A Jacksonville woman, who was charged in connection with a violent encounter involving a Jacksonville police officer last week, said Tuesday that the incident was “uncalled for” and “not fair.”

A violent arrest outside an IDEA school in Jacksonville has left several young students traumatized, according to parents who witnessed the incident firsthand.

A second arrest was made in connection with a Murray Hill shooting from back in April.

Sunday marks one year since the day a veteran corrections officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office lost his life after stepping into a domestic dispute at a truck stop on Jacksonville’s northside.

Early Sunday morning, a vehicle crashed through the front of a Northside mattress store in Jacksonville, causing heavy damage.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that left a man injured on W. 19th Street.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office reported a fatal traffic crash that occurred around 6:15 p.m. Saturday on Kings Road.

A late-night shooting on Jacksonville’s Westside left one man dead and another critically injured. Detectives work to determine what led to the violence.

UNF student Hunter Ford died after his motorcycle collided with a turning car on Town Center Parkway Wednesday night. The popular campus content creator worked in the ITS Department.

First Coast Crime Stoppers (FCCS) will announce on Friday a permanent increase in cash rewards for information leading to arrests in homicide cases across Northeast Florida.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is searching for an armed burglar who shot at a homeowner during a car break-in attempt in Murray Hill, leaving residents on edge in what they describe as a normally quiet neighborhood.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is asking the community to help solve the murder of a man whose body was found floating in the Ortega River in September.

A motorcyclist in his early 20s died Wednesday night after crashing into a car on Jacksonville’s Southside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is searching for an armed burglar who shot at a homeowner during a car break-in attempt in Murray Hill, leaving residents on edge in what they describe as a normally quiet neighborhood.

These operations often disguise themselves under names like “internet cafes,” “adult arcades,” or “internet sweepstakes,” and sometimes have no visible signage at all, making them difficult to identify.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a man accused in a Saturday night shooting at a Southside seafood restaurant.

A motorcyclist died Monday night after their bike crashed with a semi-truck on the city’s Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A man was fatally shot inside a business on Lane Avenue South on Saturday, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. The deadly shooting, which took place inside a barber shop on the roadway, unfolded just minutes after two men entered the store, an employee who witnessed the event told News4JAX.

A man was found shot inside a vehicle on Monday afternoon after a ShotSpotter was activated and alerted police.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating four separate shootings that occurred within 13 hours between Saturday afternoon and early Sunday morning, leaving two people dead and two others injured.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office reported a fatal traffic crash that happened around 11:20 a.m. on Sunday near Bulls Bay Highway.

A man was fatally shot inside a business in the 1500 block of Lane Avenue South on Saturday, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

A man was struck in the buttocks by a bullet Thursday night when someone pulled out a handgun and started firing during an argument, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.