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It’s another violent Sunday night mystery in Cape Coral. Police are trying to work out why a man who had been staying at an Airbnb home drove down a neighborhood street while firing his gun out of the car window. On Monday, Public Affairs Officer Lisa Greenberg told Cape Coral’s Community Correspondent Colton Chavez that people started calling 911 Sunday night around 9:35 p.m, reporting that someone was driving a black Mercedes sedan recklessly and possibly shooting a gun. Greenberg said officers found 31-year-old

SANFORD, Fla. – Authorities are still actively seeking the individual responsible for shooting a teenage girl just days before her 18th birthday, leaving her in critical condition as she fights for her life in the hospital. The victim, Layla Bennett, remains hospitalized, and her condition is dire after sustaining a gunshot wound to the head. The incident, characterized as a drive-by shooting, occurred Monday evening while Bennett and another teenager were standing in front of a residence on Scott Drive

An 86-year-old woman died Monday after she was accidentally run over by her 87-year-old sister, who had just dropped her off at her Pasco County home, authorities said. The incident occurred at about 4:30 p.m. at a home in the 8700 block of Elm Leaf Court in Port Richey. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the victim was checking her mail as her sister was backing out of the driveway. After shifting gears, the 87-year-old hit the gas pedal instead

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Police officers in Broward County arrested a man for allegedly exposing himself to a minor. According to an arrest report, Fort Lauderdale police officers were contacted by a woman who said she hired a man to clean her vehicle and her home. Police said the woman told them the suspect, since identified by officers as 61-year-old Gary Bernard Burke, exposed himself and masturbated in front of her 8-year-old daughter. According to the arrest report, the woman’s

Photo by: weartv An Escambia County school bus loaded with students was involved in a crash with a tractor in Walnut Hill on Friday afternoon. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the students are okay. One student, a 12-year-old boy from Century, did sustain minor injuries and was taken to Baptist Hospital. Troopers say the driver of the tractor, a 47-year-old McDavid man, failed to yield to traffic when making a left turn onto Wilma Road, as the driver of the bus

The man accused of shooting and killing a man near Roberto Clemente Park in Fort Myers is scheduled to be in court today. Fort Myers police detectives arrested 34-year-old Tanorish Jones in April. According to the Fort Myers Police Department, police responded to a call about an assault. When they arrived, they found a man shot in front of a home. Officers said the victim was taken to the hospital but did not survive Jones has a criminal history and

ST. PETERSBURG — A man who told police his girlfriend hanged herself has been charged with first-degree murder in the woman’s death. Police said Gregory Shinn, 48, called police about 11:27 p.m. Feb. 20 to report he had found the body of his domestic partner hanging in their garage. He claimed she committed suicide. Detectives said they later determined that there was a history of domestic violence in the relationship and that there were inconsistencies in Shinn’s statements. Police said

CLEARWATER — Police discovered a body in a car that burned in the early morning of May 1 at a Clearwater hotel in what investigators believe was a suicide. Police officers and Clearwater Fire & Rescue responded to a car fire at the Edge Hotel, 505 S. Gulfview Blvd., about 2:30 a.m. After firefighters put out the fire, the victim was found inside. Police said it appears an adult male not from this area set the car on fire and

A man accused of exposing himself to an Orlando middle school student late last week has been identified and arrested, according to police. Students at Howard Middle School remained on alert all day Friday and again on Monday after a naked man allegedly followed a young girl as she walked to school on N. Eola Ave. According to Orlando police, the incident happened on Friday morning between 8:40 and 9 a.m. The suspect was unclothed and exposing himself while driving

PLANT CITY, Fla — Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies shot a man who was allegedly banging on the window of a prayer center in Plant City and threatening to kill people. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to a prayer center at the 2900 block of South Frontage Rd in Plant City around 2:30 a.m. When deputies arrived, they saw a man armed with some kind of metal object outside the center. Deputies started to attempt to

A 41-year-old Milton woman was killed in a crash Saturday night in Santa Rosa County. It happened around 10:30 p.m. on Eaton Drive, south of Highway 90. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the woman lost control of her vehicle and struck a mailbox. The vehicle overturned and woman was partially ejected. The woman was pronounced dead on scene. No further details were released. Navigating the legal process after a car accident can be complex, but Ovadia Law Group is here

A 32-year-old Orlando man was killed and two others were seriously injured late Monday in a fiery rollover crash on Florida’s Turnpike in Orange County, traffic officials said. The deadly wreck happened around 11:45 p.m. in the southbound lanes of the Turnpike at the ramp to State Road 429. The Florida Highway Patrol said a 34-year-old Orlando man was driving a 2024 Ford Mustang south on the Turnpike exit ramp when he lost control of the car, which left the roadway and