A shooting at the Hollybrook Homes Apartments in Jacksonville’s Lackawanna neighborhood left 6-year-old MiKing Sims dead on September 27, 2023. Officers were called just after 1:45 a.m. after reports of gunfire; a man and two children were found with gunshot wounds. The two children were asleep in their beds and were struck by a single bullet. MiKing and another child, age 12, were taken to hospital; MiKing succumbed to injuries while the 12-year-old and the adult sustained non-life-threatening wounds.

Police believe a male shooter ran from the complex on foot and remains at large. The death was one of several recent child shooting fatalities in Jacksonville in 2023. The property’s security contractor, Proteus Protective Services, increased its presence and has been supporting affected families; funeral arrangements were handled by Q. L. Douglas Funeral Home with services in early October. If anyone has information that could identify the shooter, please contact the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.