Jacksonville family hopes new police technology will help solve murder

A Jacksonville family is hoping new police technology can help them get answers in the killing of a local father.

The holidays are big in Malcolm Davis’ family, but this will be the family’s second Christmas without him.

“I loved my brother, my whole family did,” said Davis’ sister, Lynda Wright.  “We’re a close-knit family.  The holidays, we’re coming up on again, he’s not here, empty seat at the table.”

Next month will be two years since Davis was shot and killed driving in Moncrief.

Wright said there have been no arrests.

“It gets harder because we don’t have closure, and that’s what we want, closure,” Wright said.

Monday, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry helped unveil the Integrated Ballistics Identification System (IBIS).

“We all share the highest priority, and that is the safety of the people of our city,” Curry said.

IBIS helps match guns to crime scenes using the unique print a firearm leaves on a shell casing.

Police say having their own system could get them results in days- even hours- instead of months.

It'll work with ShotSpotter, a program that pinpoints where shots are fired and alerts police immediately.

Wright hopes all this new technology can help with her family’s case.

“I pray that it does help,” Wright said.  “I miss seeing his face. I miss laughing, joking with him. I just miss loving him. I really miss my brother.”

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