Violent Weekend Calls For Extra Detectives: Neighbors React

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- For 58 years the Williams Grocery Store has been a staple in the Talleyrand neighborhood. Charlene Austin's family has owned it every since she can remember. She recalls a different time.

"When my mother grew up out here, everybody looked out for everybody. Everybody took care of everybody," says Austin. Yards of crime scene tape now show a changing time says Austin. One block away investigators say a man was shot at an abandoned house. He later walked to the corner store for help. Police say he was taken to Shands were he was later pronounced dead.

This marks the third homicide before 3 p.m. on Sunday. The extra activity has police calling in an extra team of detectives. But this store owner says the answer isn't just more police.

"What are the cops going to do? This problem starts at home. They can put all the police officers out here they want but this starts at home. Parents need to take better control of their children," says Austin.

Another long time neighbor Mrs. Jesse B. Ward agrees.

"Children back then had more manners and respect than they have now. See they don't have respect for themselves or anybody else," says Ward as she leaves church.

Police continue to look for suspects and suspects in this latest crime. As they do, Mrs. Austin says the neighborhood needs to look for solutions.

"Everybody's saying it's a poor area, it's an inner city urban area. Oh well!", says Austin. "Those are circumstances, but that doesn't give you the right to kill people," says Austin.

Right now police do not have any suspects or motive regarding this case. The victim's name and age have not yet been released.

If you have any information on this crime call Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS. You will remain anonymous.