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Two men have been arrested in the shooting death of a 26-year-old man, which happened on Philips Highway in October, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced on Monday. Christopher Antonio Garcia-Jimenez, 26, is charged with accessory to murder and tampering with evidence, a JSO news release states. Ellis Mannuelle Marrero-Ramos, 19, is charged with second-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder, the release states. JSO says on Oct. 29, 2023, officers responded to gunfire in the 6300 block of Philips Highway. When

Photo by: FDOT Four people were injured in a three-vehicle crash on Courtney Campbell Causeway Monday afternoon, Tampa Police said. The crash happened about 2 p.m. in the eastbound lanes before the bridge incline. The crash sent four people to the hospital. One person involved in the crash had critical injuries, while Tampa Police said the other three are not believed to be life-threatening All eastbound lanes were closed after the accident and just one westbound lane was open. As

A man was shot in the hip after a traffic accident and is expected to be OK, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Around 9:42 p.m. Friday, officers responded to the intersection of Atlantic and University boulevards regarding a man shot. The man was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. JSO said the victim was involved in a minor traffic accident before the shooting and the suspect exited his vehicle and fired multiple shots in the direction of the

Photo by: wsvn A Florida Highway Patrol cruiser was involved in a crash at the intersection of West Oakland Park Boulevard and Northwest 31st Avenue. Video footage shows FHP deputies blocking off the westbound lanes of Oakland Park Boulevard during their investigation. Reports indicate that a suspect vehicle may have slammed into the cruiser while authorities were following it. About a mile away from the crash site, a white BMW was found crashed into a bus stop. Video footage from

 A driver was seriously injured and their passenger killed in a crash in Brevard County on Monday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the deadly crash happened around 12:26 p.m. on State Road 3 and Pine Island Road. According to a crash report, a Mitsubishi Outlander driven by a 55-year-old man from Wisconsin was traveling north on State Road 3, approaching Pine Island Road. Troopers said the Outlander ran off the road and onto the concrete median

A teenage boy was hospitalized after he was shot in the leg at Courtney Manor Apartments in Jacksonville’s Ortega area Tuesday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. JSO’s Sergeant Richardson says at approximately 12:40 a.m., officers responded to the apartment complex, located at 5620 Collins Rd., in reference to the teen being shot. Police say a witness took the boy to the hospital and that he is “stable.” “It’s still early in the investigation, we have limited information at

Photo by: Escambia County Sheriff’s Office A Florida fugitive on the run from the law for nearly two months was taken into custody on Friday after he was found hiding inside the drum of a home’s clothes dryer. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said 31-year-old David Jerome Jackson was wanted on charges of firing a gun into a dwelling, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, damage to property and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, for an incident on March 15, 2024.

A crash is causing delays on Florida’s Turnpike South in Boynton Beach early Tuesday morning. The collision happened around 6 a.m. near Exit 86, Boynton Beach Boulevard and remains blocked as of 6:40 a.m. The left lane was blocked off as crews work to clear the wreck. Florida Highway Patrol report there were injuries involved. As the morning eases into rush hour, authorities urge caution in the area. Alternative routes include Interstate 95 or U.S. Highway 441. Navigating the legal

Photo by: wjhg A wild scene Monday on Miramar Beach after a pilot made an emergency landing on the sandy beach. According to multiple witnesses, there were hundreds of people on the beach at the time of the emergency landing. Miraculously, there were no reported injuries. “I was sitting on the beach and the plane was coming down,” Bob Redmond, a Miramar Beach local, said. “I was looking at it, and I wasn’t sure at first… You know, I saw it was

 Four teens were injured after a vehicle lost control and collided with a tree in Escambia County on Saturday night, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened on Fannie Road, just south of Oil Company Road, at around 9:49 p.m. Florida Highway Patrol reports that a red 2010 Dodge Charger, driven by a 16-year-old girl from Alabama, lost control and collided with a guardrail. Subsequently, the Charger bounced off the guardrail and traveled southbound in the northbound lane of

A 20-year-old man was arrested after troopers say he caused a five-car crash by driving at a high rate of speed while under the influence in Santa Rosa County on Sunday afternoon. The crash happened at the intersection of Edgewood Drive and Bellingham Street at around 5:20 p.m. Florida Highway Patrol says 20-year-old Walter Gomez was traveling northbound on Edgewood Drive at a high rate of speed, running a stop sign and colliding with the rear of a van. Gomez’s

Photo by: Tampa Fire Rescue The commute home from work was a tough one for some people in Tampa on Monday evening. That’s because fire crews were working to put out a vehicle fire on I-4 westbound at the I-275 junction. Westbound lanes of I-4 were closed and traffic was backed up during rush hour traffic, but FHP is no longer reporting delays in the area.  No injuries have been reported. Fire accidents can be devastating, causing significant property damage,