JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 A Jacksonville mother is only speaking with Action News Jax following the death of her 16-year-old son.<\/p>\n
Angel Blakeley said her son Cory Smith Jr. was shot and killed early last month while hanging out with friends at a house on Caljon Road.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am angry,\u201d Blakeley said. \u201cI am emotional. That was the only boy I had. I had high hopes for him. He was a swim champion. He wanted to go into the military.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office responded to that shooting in Jacksonville\u2019s Pine Forest area.<\/p>\n
Officers found the teen shot outside a home on Caljon Road.<\/p>\n
At the time, two people were detained for questioning, but as of Monday, police said no arrests have been made in the case.<\/p>\n
Right now, it is still unclear how many people were inside that house when the shooting took place and what exactly led up to it.<\/p>\n
Both are questions Blakeley said she wants answers to.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are looking for justice for my regular son. It\u2019s not as if he was gang-related, or outside robbing people,\u201d Blakeley said.<\/p>\n
As Blakeley continues to fight for justice, she is urging other parents to pay attention to their kids.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are too many kids losing their lives out here,\u201d Blakeley said. \u201cParents should just teach their kids the importance of what a friend really is so that your child doesn\u2019t fall into the wrong stuff.\u201d <\/p>\n
JSO told Action News Jax that this remains an active investigation.<\/p>\n
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