MAD DADS and the family of a Jacksonville man who was fatally shot outside his home during Hurricane Helene are asking for the community to speak up.

The sinking murder numbers seem to be a trend nationwide.

Amid a surge in violence across Jacksonville that has killed several people, including two children over the past week, MAD DADS sent a clear message to the community at its 16th annual Motorcycle Ride for Life event.

The MAD DADS Motorcycle Ride for Life starts at the Adamec Harley Davidson store on Baymeadows Road.

A community group issued a stern warning on Wednesday: Be very careful if you are attending a funeral or another event for someone killed during a violent crime.

A horrific case in 2002 was the inspiration for MAD DADS founder Donald Foy to launch a Jacksonville chapter.

Students in Saturday morning merchant seaman class in Jacksonville weren’t sitting in a typical classroom: They were learning how to abandon ship -- and live to tell the tale.

Elijah McDonald, 17, was shot and killed at the Sophia Huron Apartments in September. No arrests have been made close to two months later.

Investigators with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office were searching for witnesses Tuesday night after a man was found shot on the Westside and later died at a hospital.

The group MAD DADS teamed up with local bikers and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office for its 14th annual motorcycle ride through the city.

The crime-fighting group MAD DADS gathered for a candlelight vigil Thursday night in honor of a Jacksonville father who was shot and killed in Arlington.

A man killed in a shooting Friday evening in Arlington has been identified.

A man is dead after arriving at a local hospital with gunshot wounds.

A grieving mother is begging for people to speak up after her daughter was murdered a few weeks ago -- gunned down while pumping gas at a station on Lem Turner Road.

There is a push around the state for what some groups are calling common sense gun safety measures.  The group, Moms Demand Action, held events around the state, including here in Jacksonville. They’re asking the Florida legislature to reject legislation they say would save lives, but one gun rights proponent disagrees.

There is a push around the state for what some groups are calling common sense gun safety measures. The group, Moms Demand Action, held events around the state, including here in Jacksonville. They’re asking the Florida legislature to reject legislation they say would save lives, but one gun rights proponent disagrees.

The Jacksonville chapter of MAD DADS, a group that supports victims of violent crimes, revealed Monday the identity of a man found shot to death outside Passions Gentlemens Club on Beach Boulevard.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Nearly a month after a 19-year-old man was shot and killed in Moncrief, MAD DADS is helping the family search for answers. The teen’s mother and father made an emotional plea Saturday to help find their son’s killer during a MAD DADS walk in Washington Heights. Larry Tould's family is begging the community to come forward with the truth in his murder. AdA month later, the MAD DADS advocacy group is now going door-to-door. MAD DADS hopes to find answers in unsolved Jacksonville murder cases.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 14-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with murder in a shooting back in July on Jacksonville’s Westside. Police say Jivonni Sturgis was in a fight, pulled out a gun, and shot and killed a 29-year-old man. News4Jax spoke with Trevorris Horne, Rivers' brother, who said he was a good person and always willing to help. Horne said Rivers was a happy and strong young man. Jacksonville police said Sturgis shot Rivers multiple times on the night of July 24.

For the first time, MAD DADS (Men Against Destruction-Defending Against Drugs and Social-Disorder) is hosting a series of drives to help people get ready to cast their ballots in November. On Sunday, MAD DADS set up from noon to 4 p.m. at the Potters House Soul Food Bistro off Lenox Avenue. MAD DADS is encouraging people to use their voting power to boost turnout in the November election. We want to encourage people to participate in government, said Gary Bright with MAD DADS. Police should use some of those resources to fight mental illness, other issues that involve crime, Bright said.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The anti-crime group, MAD DADS, gathered with Jacksonville police officers and family and friends of Daryl Austin, 24, to walk the area where he was killed and knock on doors asking residents if they know anything about his murder. Austin was shot to death on June 17, 2017, at a home on April Street near 103rd Street. A green SUV and burgundy car were seen leaving the area after the shooting, according to JSO. The SUV was found in the area of 103rd Street and Interstate 295, but no arrests have been made in Austin's murder. The group gathered to pray for justice for Daryl Austin by urging the community to help break the code of silence and to hear the pleas from his family.