Barry Brooks

On November 19, 2007, Barry Lee Brooks Jr., affectionately known as BJ, was shot and killed in Jacksonville, Florida, at the age of 19. The incident took place after BJ and his girlfriend were visiting a friend at the Mission Springs Apartments. They were approached by two men in hoodies who initially seemed intent on robbing them. BJ’s cross necklace and money were taken, but the attackers were not content with just robbery. When the assailants began to threaten his girlfriend, BJ intervened ...

19-year-old Barry Brooks Jr. murdered a decade ago

5 years after son's murder, Jacksonville father still not the same