PALATKA, Fla. — A Palatka city commissioner has scheduled a town hall meeting with the discussion topic, “violence in our community.” The meeting, called by Commissioner Justin Campbell Sr., is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday at Palatka Price Martin Center, 220 N. 11th St.
“This meeting will serve as a platform for the community to discuss issues related to violence among other topics,” Campbell’s invite on Facebook states. “This will not be a session for criticism. ... May we transition from Facebooking the problems to facing the problems.”
The planned town hall comes as police continue looking for the killer responsible for a deadly triple shooting on St. Johns Avenue on Christmas Eve.
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Police were called to the 100 block of North 19th Street at about 9:40 p.m. Dec. 24 where a large crowd was gathered. Officers were clearing the crowd when they heard gunfire nearby, Palatka police said. When officers reached the area where the shots were fired, they located the three victims.
Tyree Gilyard, 23, of Crescent City, and Dorrion McKinnon, 17, of Palatka, were killed in the shooting that occurred at 1825 St. Johns Ave., police said. A third victim, Dazail Dennis, 21, of Crescent City, was hospitalized in critical condition.
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Police are still looking for the shooter. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement Crime Scene Unit and the State Attorney’s Office Homicide Investigative Unit are assisting in the investigation, a Palatka police news release states.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call police at 386-329-0115 or Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida at 1-888-277-8477.
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