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 Marcelle.

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 Marcelle begged, "Daddy, please leave."

Jones shot and killed Jacobi Marcelle and wounded his 1-year-old daughter, Peyton, acco

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