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The Jacksonville Beach Police Department is investigating a shooting at happened on Thursday evening in the 700 block of 2nd Avenue South. If you have any information related to the investigation, call 904-270-1661 or email Detective Johns at cjohns@jaxchfl.net. Providing Support Throughout Your Shooting CaseAt Ovadia Law Group, we understand that shooting incidents often leave victims feeling helpless and overwhelmed. That’s why we are dedicated to providing not only expert legal representation but also the emotional support you need during

photo by: nbc-2 A 60-year-old Naples man died in a crash while riding a motorcycle in Golden Gate Estates on Saturday at around 1:25 a.m. The man was riding a motorcycle south on Wilson Boulevard as a pickup truck was pulling out of a driveway. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver of the pickup truck was attempting to make a turn but failed to yield the right of way to the motorcyclist. The motorcycle then collided with the

A bicyclist was taken to the hospital after a crash with a vehicle in North Fort Myers on Saturday afternoon. The crash happened at Stockton Street and Pacific Avenue. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, the bicyclist was taken to the hospital as a “trauma alert”. The LCSO said the crash caused a partial roadblock at the intersection. NBC2 is working to find out how the bicyclist is doing. Protecting Cyclists’ Rights After a Bicycle AccidentBicycle accidents can leave

Two people died in a crash along State Road 82, west of Gator Slough Lane. The crash happened around 11:35 p.m. Friday. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 60-year-old Lehigh Acres man and a 21-year-old Lehigh Acres woman died in the fiery crash. Troopers said the man was driving an SUV going eastbound on State Road 82 and the woman was driving a sedan heading westbound on the road. According to the report, the SUV left the lane and

Photo by (St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office) All southbound lanes on Interstate 95 near mile marker 328 from State Road 9B in St. Johns County are closed due to a multi-vehicle crash. As of 9:30 p.m., lanes remained closed. A semitruck carrying a truckload of Busch Beer overturned blocking all lanes, the St. Johns Fire Rescue said. Multiple vehicles were involved in the crash on Friday around 6:15 p.m. Traffic was backed up for miles as emergency crews worked to

Clewiston police are investigating after officers responded to the Walmart on West Sugarland Highway for reports of an active shooter Friday evening. According to the Clewiston Police Department, no one was shot in the incident, and it has a suspect in custody. Around 6:40 p.m., Clewiston police and the Hendry County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Walmart. Officers learned a man in a green hoodie, later identified as 21-year-old Jiren Tyleak Thicklin, was involved in a verbal argument with other

NASA Boulevard at Hickory Street in Melbourne has been reopened Friday night after a forklift and its operator were clipped by a train earlier in the afternoon, according to Melbourne Police. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. The incident happened around 4 p.m. but has now been resolved, police said. Melbourne police said the worker

An 18-year-old woman was arrested after being accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Orange County deputies identified the suspect as 18-year-old Z C, who was the victim’s boyfriend at the time of the incident. C was arrested in Houston, Texas, and is facing a second-degree murder charge, according to deputies. The incident occurred in August at C’s home on Florence Vista Boulevard in west Orange County. The victim, 19-year-old T M, died

 An 18-year-old man connected to a fatal shooting in Florida City was arrested. K T was charged with second-degree murder with a weapon. According to police, F turned himself in Friday morning and is currently being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. The fatal shooting happened on Thursday in the area of Palm Drive and U.S.-1. According to the arrest report, F and the victim were traveling westbound on Southwest 344th Street. He was driving a Toyota, while the victim

A man and two women are facing murder charges in the fatal shooting of a man at a Miramar apartment complex last month. L G and Y C, both 28, and 34-year-old S L, are facing charges of first-degree murder with a firearm in the Oct. 3 shooting, records showed. Lapenta was arrested last month while G was arrested Thursday, Broward jail records showed. Information about C’s arrest wasn’t available. The shooting happened at the Avalon Miramar Park Place Apartments on Southwest

Photo by: (WJXT) Jacksonville Sheriff’s Officer officers attempted to quell a heated armed confrontation in the Riverside neighborhood, leading to an altercation where an officer was bitten by a service dog. A dispute in the Riverside neighborhood escalated to an armed confrontation Friday after a woman with a gun threatened to call the police. A woman’s husband was the victim of a car burglary last weekend. JSO said the woman, identified as J P, her 4-year-old daughter and their 10-year-old

A teenage boy who was in foster care was behind bars with adults on Friday accused of trying to kill his biological mother’s alleged attacker in deep south Miami-Dade County. According to a police report, G M told police officers that after she was the victim of a beating that left her bruised — her daughter and son were enraged and wanted revenge. Surveillance video shows M, 36, arrive in a pickup truck with her two kids, and her son’s