October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and on Monday, a victim of a heart-wrenching domestic violence case in Baltimore County will be honored with the opening of a new resource center.

On Christmas Eve, police said Mark Jones shot his wife and 1-year-old daughter, and shot and killed his 4-year-old son, Jacobi Jones.

On Monday night, a new domestic violence center will open in Dundalk: TurnAround's "The Jacobi Center."

Mother recalls Jacobi's death

Promyss Marcelle said she was shot in the head by the father of her children, Mark Jones, on December 24, 2024.

According to court documents, Jones pulled out a gun earlier that morning after Jacobi Jones begged, "Daddy, please leave."

Jones shot and killed Jacobi Jones and wounded his 1-year-old daughter, Peyton, according to

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