Jacksonville leads the nation in justifiable homicides — that’s the conclusion of a new Wall Street Journal analysis, which found from 2021 to 2024 a larger share of homicides in Duval County were classified as “justified” compared to all other major cities and counties.
But the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and the State Attorney’s Office are pushing back on those findings.
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“Obviously someone has to be number one any time you have a ranking of things and how exactly they got there, I think that’s kind of the question,” criminal defense attorney Chris Carson said.
Carson explained because the Wall Street Journal’s article doesn’t include its findings in other comparable municipalities, it’s hard to draw conclusions…