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Police in Miami Gardens are investigating a shooting. It happened just before 6 p.m. Wednesday along the 4000 block of Northwest 192nd Street. According to police, officers responded to the scene after receiving reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, authorities found a man who had been shot. The victim was taken by helicopter to a local hospital by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. Police said the shooting suspect, identified as the victim’s uncle, fled the scene but was apprehended by officers shortly

A police officer and a deputy opened fire during a joint law enforcement operation in Lauderhill on Wednesday night, striking an armed suspect, officials said. The shooting happened just before 6 p.m. in the 4100 block of Northwest 21st Street, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. As BSO and Lauderhill Police conducted a “proactive joint law-enforcement investigation” in the area, they were approached by two armed men, officials said. An altercation took place, which was when the BSO deputy and

photo by: (Credit: Hernando County Fire Rescue) One person was killed after a mobile home caught fire in Hernando County Wednesday. The fire broke out just after 7 p.m. at a mobile home on Shady Street in Brooksville, according to a post by Hernando County Fire Rescue, which stated that crews were on scene fighting the blaze. Hernando County Fire Chief PH said neighbors informed firefighters that someone was possibly trapped inside the home. The residence was already up in

Credit: Florida Highway Patrol A man was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly leading troopers on a chase before crashing his car, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. An FHP arrest report said around 12:55 a.m., troopers spotted a black Infinity G37 Coupe running a red light on Grand Boulevard. Troopers tailed the vehicle as it made a left on Elkhorn Boulevard and then turned onto Woodcock Drive. Once they turned on their lights, troopers said the Infinity accelerated. According to

An 11-year-old child was transported to a local hospital Tuesday evening after being injured in an accidental shooting, according to St. Augustine Beach Police. Police said a 13-year-old shot a gun and the bullet ricocheted and grazed the 11-year-old’s head in a field near Pope Road and YMCA. According to police, the child did not suffer serious injuries but was taken to Wolfson Children’s Hospital as a precaution. The aftermath of a negligent shooting can be overwhelming, with numerous legal

A pair of Fruitland Park sisters were arrested for battery after allegedly attacking each other while drinking at home. Deputies responded to a domestic battery at an undisclosed Fruitland Park residence around 10:50 p.m. Monday, according to an arrest report from the Fruitland Park Police Department, the report said.  Upon arrival, the deputies met with 57-year-old CAC who stated she and her sister, 53-year-old MEF, had been drinking. She advised that F hit her three times on the head with

A 51-year-old woman stands accused Wednesday of hitting a man in the head so hard that she caused him a disability, according to an arrest warrant. Detectives accused MD M of attacking the victim with a “blunt object” on Jan. 4, in Fort Lauderdale and stealing $4,600 in cash and property valued at $750. Broward County Circuit Judge M G-W issued an arrest warrant on Jan. 7, and police officers arrested M on Jan. 10. Inmate records show M was

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement confirmed to News4JAX that one of its agents shot an 18-year-old Bishop Kenny High School student in the arm on Wednesday. Sources told News4JAX it happened while the student was playing a game of “Senior Assassin” in Nassau County. The game involves groups using water guns to “shoot each other” until the last man or team is left standing. The incident occurred around 6 a.m. on Purple Martin Drive in Yulee when the FDLE

The Fort Myers Police Department is on the scene of an officer-involved shooting at Mel’s Diner on Cleveland Avenue in Fort Myers. FMPD is calling it a U.S. Marshals Service task force shooting and said no law enforcement or bystanders were injured as a result of the incident. The suspect is reportedly in custody and has been taken to the hospital. According to the U.S. Marshals Service, the suspect was identified as MS, a wanted fugitive out of Polk County.

A northwest Miami-Dade woman is facing serious charges after authorities say she fled the scene of a fatal crash on Florida’s Turnpike in Davie nearly two years ago, leaving a 35-year-old man dead and another person injured. The crash happened just before 5 a.m. on May 10, 2023, in the northbound lanes of the Turnpike just south of Interstate 595. The Florida Highway Patrol confirmed in an arrest report Wednesday that the crash involved three vehicles: a Toyota RAV4, a 2013 Infiniti

Two teenage boys had missed school, as they struggled with a sinus infection, when a fire started at their home Wednesday in Margate, according to their mother. The teens, who had missed school, rushed out of the duplex along Northwest First Street, near 60 Avenue after they saw the flames, the homeowner said. “It was on the west side it’s a storage-like closet that is attached to the building but does not have access to the structure,” Margate Fire Marshall