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A woman said she quickly hid under her bed with her dog — fearing for her life — after a gunshot hit her apartment window on Sunday in downtown Miami. Police said the incident occurred on the 44th floor of one of the high-rise buildings in the vicinity. Residents said they felt the bullets flying. Police officers responded to the area near Northeast Second Street and Third Avenue, just west of Biscayne Boulevard. Local 10 obtained video showing the swift

Police are investigating after they say a gunman opened fire in a Miami Gardens neighborhood over the holiday weekend. Local 10 News obtained video from Only in Dade of a person wielding what appears to be an assault rifle and sprinting through a driveway while firing several rounds. The culprit was seen pausing for some time as gunfire was exchanged before swiftly departing in a vehicle. The latest incident is currently under investigation by detectives at the Miami Gardens Police Department.

A bicyclist has died following a collision with an SUV on Hwy 28 Bypass in Anderson County Monday. The crash has been ruled an accident If you’ve been injured in a bicycle accident, Ovadia Law Group is here to support you. Our dedicated team of attorneys has extensive experience handling bicycle accident claims, working tirelessly to secure the best possible outcomes for our clients. We understand the unique challenges these accidents present and are committed to ensuring you receive fair

A 21-year-old man was driven to a hospital with a life-threatening gunshot wound after an argument in a business parking lot on Normandy Boulevard led to gunfire, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. The man, identified as Anthony D. Lewis, died at the hospital. According to police, shots were fired around 1:10 a.m. during an argument in the parking lot of Charlie’s Liquor and Hookah Lounge. It’s unclear how many people were shooting, but more than 100 people were there at

A man was found shot inside a vehicle Sunday night after officers responded to a report of a crash on Putnam Avenue in the Englewood area, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The man was taken to a hospital, where he died. Homicide detectives are investigating and said the circumstances of the shooting are unclear. Anyone with information is asked to contact JSO at 630-0500, email jsocrimetips@jaxsheriff.org or call CrimeStoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS. If you’ve been injured in a car accident, Ovadia Law

Photo by: wcjb One person was taken to the hospital Monday morning following a three-vehicle crash in Ocala. Fire rescue officials say the collision happened on East Silver Springs Boulevard around 8 a.m. in front of the Save A Lot parking lot entrance causing a gray SUV to flip onto its side. They say firefighters were able to get the driver out of the vehicle safely and take them to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. No one else was

Six people died in five area crashes over Memorial Day weekend, according to reports from the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP).  FHP sent out its first fatality report Saturday morning, after a Live Oak man flipped a UTV and was ejected around 2:15 a.m. on private property in Suwannee County. The man was pronounced deceased on the scene, while two passengers in the UTV suffered minor injuries.  On Saturday afternoon, an Old Town woman, 52, died while pulling into a Circle K parking

A 68-year-old Indian Rocks man was arrested early on Saturday morning after deputies saw him walking through police tape that was blocking a crime scene, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. Officials say Michael Kelley drove his black Ford SUV up to an active PCSO serious bodily injury crash scene at 1st St and 15th Ave just before 1 a.m. According to authorities, Kelley got out of the driver’s seat and walked through the police tape that was blocking the scene. Officials

A woman was arrested after she allegedly hurled a cinnamon roll at another person at a soup kitchen in Florida last week.  Anne Marie Luna, 36, was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery after the incident that unfolded at St. Vincent de Paul CARES in St. Petersburg last Tuesday, according to an arrest affidavit from the St. Petersburg Police Department.  Luna allegedly threw a cinnamon roll at the back of a man’s head, near the base of his neck. The

A juvenile was released from the hospitalized after he was shot in Lauderhill. Lauderhill Police arrived at the scene at a Fresco y Mas supermarket at 1531 N. State Road 7, Monday morning. According to police, there was an altercation between a man and a woman at a parking lot at the supermarket, resulting in the man pulling out a gun. “He said he’d shoot this blank up,” said a dispatcher over Broadcastify police scanner. Detectives said that three vehicles

 A woman’s body was found floating in a South Florida canal on Memorial Day, according to NBC affiliate WTVJ. Officers with the North Miami Beach Police on patrol in the area told NBC6 they were flagged down by a group on Monday at the Snake Creek Canal. In the water was a woman’s body, floating south down the canal. Police said they used a floating device to get the body. The video shows officials blocking off the area before pulling the

A woman was stabbed, and the suspect is on the run while police swarm a house in Fort Myers on Monday night. Police responded to the stabbing incident at around 10:30 p.m. on Second Street, located near the Fort Myers Cemetery. According to the Fort Myers Police Department, a female was found with minor injuries after being stabbed. She has since received treatment; however, her condition remains unknown. Police said the victim refused to be transported to a hospital. The FMPD