Family thinks 66-year-old victim's killer may have known him; Jacksonville is up to 44 homicides

Family said Thursday's homicide victim on Bunker Hill Boulevard was 66-year-old Lucious Williams.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said it got a call about an injured person about 1:30 p.m. Thursday and found the victim inside the home.

Michael Genes told Times-Union news partner First Coast News that his cousin's landlord came by to pick up a rent check saw him through the window. Genes said detectives told the family he was hit in the head with a blunt object.

The family said there was not any forced entry to his house, and they believe the killer may have known Williams.

The Sheriff's Office has not confirmed this information, and the investigation is ongoing.

The city is up to 44 homicides this year. Last year finished with 125 homicides and had 34 at this date.