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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A 17-year-old boy riding a bicycle was struck and killed while crossing Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. On Saturday evening, troopers said a 17-year-old Tampa girl in a Honda Accord was traveling southbound on Dale Mabry, following behind a 60-year-old Tampa woman in a Mazda CX-5. As both vehicles went through the intersection of Mapledale Boulevard under a green light, a 17-year-old bicyclist attempted to cross the highway. FHP said

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A 24-year-old man is behind bars for the fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old overnight in Tampa, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced. At 2:20 a.m. on Sunday, officials responded to Northgreen at Carrollwood Apartments, located at Northgreen Avenue in regards to a stabbing. On the scene, investigators found 19-year-old Arnold Gutierrez suffering from multiple stab wounds. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital but died from his injuries. Detectives said Gutierrez was involved in a verbal

HUDSON, Fla. (WFLA) — One person is dead and four others were hospitalized following a Pasco County crash on Saturday night, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Around 10:25 p.m., a 21-year-old New Port Richey man was traveling westbound on SR-52 on a KTM motorcycle. At the same time, a 51-year-old Holiday man, carrying three passengers in a Mitsubishi Outlander, was traveling eastbound on SR-52, approaching the intersection of Parkwood Street. FHP said at that intersection, the driver of the Mitsubishi

A civil rights attorney said the video is ‘appalling,’ but added that more context is needed JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A video posted to X during the Georgia-Florida game has garnered plenty of attention online after it showed three JSO officers punching two spectators at Everbank Stadium Saturday night. From the video, it is unclear what prompted the altercation, but two officers in uniform can be seen punching two separate Florida-Georgia game attendees. At the beginning of the video, one officer

HIALEAH, Fla. – A dispute between a 36-year-old driver and a 29-year-old man who was working for a mobile tire repair service ended in a fatal shooting on Saturday in Hialeah, police said. According to Lt. Eddie Rodriguez, a spokesman for the Hialeah Police Department, Michel Lope Montes de Oca accused Brandon Hurst of installing a used tire instead of a new one. According to Rodriguez, Hurst told police officers Montes de Oca was so upset that he threatened him with

Picture by: local10 POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – A bicyclist died on Saturday after a train collision in Broward County, deputies said. According to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, the collision was on the tracks shortly before 1:40 p.m., in Pompano Beach. Fire Rescue personnel pronounced the bicyclist dead on the tracks between North Flagler Avenue and Dixie Highway, near Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard. BSO Traffic Homicide detectives were investigating the death on Saturday afternoon. They asked anyone with information about

Picture by: mysuncoast HILLSBOROUGH, Fla. (WWSB) -The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly shooting that occurred at a Waffle House in Riverview. On November 2, 2024, just after 3 a.m. HCSO’s Communications Center received a call reporting a shooting at a Waffle House located at 10041 US Highway 301 South. Upon the deputies’ arrival, they found an unresponsive adult male with a gunshot wound to his upper body. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. Through investigative means,

Crash happened at US-1 and Royal Palms Parkway FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – An 81-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in Flagler County early Saturday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the fatal crash happened at at U.S. 1 and Royal Palms Parkway around 3:35 a.m. According to a crash report, a sedan being driven by a 20-year-old Daytona Beach man was traveling north on U.S. 1, approaching Royal Palms Parkway. Troopers said the pedestrian

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Two people are dead in what deputies say was a murder-suicide in downtown Tampa overnight. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 2800 block of Cedaridge Drive just after 9 p.m. on Friday after receiving reports of a woman who had gone missing. Just after midnight, detectives found the woman, 28-year-old Waleska Gomez Barroeta, dead in a parked car outside the Heron apartment complex, located at 815 Water Street. Officials said the suspect, 31-year-old Franklin

Lake County, Fla. – A Umatilla man is dead and another injured in a three-car crash in Lake County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened along State Road 44, west of Hammond Lane, just before midnight. A spokesperson for the Florida Highway Patrol says a Ram pickup was traveling westbound in the eastbound lane when the front of the pickup hit a motorcycle traveling east. A second motorcycle then swerved to miss the crash and, according to

OKEECHOBEE, Fla. (CBS12) — Gunfire broke out in Okeechobee after a heated argument early Saturday morning, leaving two people injured, deputies said. The Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) stated that they had received a report of gunshots after an argument turned violent between two people. According to officials, the shooting took place in the Douglas Brown Park area, located off Northeast 13th Avenue. Skilled Legal Representation for Shooting Victims Experiencing a shooting incident can be traumatic and life-altering, impacting both

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. —Three people crashed a car into a canal in Lehigh Acres on Friday morning, leading to a bizarre chain of events that ended with one of them being arrested for making a false police report. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, the trio drove their vehicle straight into the canal off 41st Street Southwest, and soon after, Degnis Cano Murillo called 911 to report an outrageous story. Murillo claimed that he and his friends had been