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An altercation at the pump escalated into gunfire at a gas station in Miramar, leaving one person dead and sending two others to the hospital, police said According to Miramar Police, authorities responded to the chaos at the Sunoco station in the area of Southwest 75th Avenue, across from North Perry Airport. Investigators said an individual walked up to a black Mercedes-Benz sedan that was parked at a pump before an argument broke out between two people. “An individual walked

A 33-year-old Pensacola man was arrested for the two unprovoked attacks of men in their 70s. SKW was taken into custody Tuesday evening. He’s charged with the following: On Dec. 8., police responded to a reported battery on Baylen Street Parking Garage on Palafox Place Officers found a 71-year-old man with clear face and head trauma. He told police he did not know his attacker. Further investigation revealed that a 79-year-old man was also attacked by the same suspect inside the

Photo by: wsvn Multiple people suffered minor injuries in a crash involving a crane truck and multiple vehicles on State Road 84 in Fort Lauderdale, city officials said. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue crews responded to the eastbound lanes of SR 84, east of Interstate 95, at around 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, where the collision left a tractor-trailer and several vehicles damaged. Officials say the truck was driving eastbound on S.R. 84 when it collided with two pickup trucks. Officials said some

Crews responded to a fire that broke out at Appliances 4 Less along Cleveland Avenue (US-41) near Jefferson Avenue in Fort Myers on Tuesday afternoon. A Gulf Coast News crew at the scene spotted smoke and flames billowing from the building as firefighters worked to extinguish the fire. The Fort Myers Fire Department said there are no reports of injuries at this time, and the cause of the fire is under investigation. US-41 was closed in both directions between Winkler

A Summerfield woman was arrested for battery after allegedly biting a woman in the face in the early hours of New Year’s Day. A deputy responded to Oxford Downs, located at 17996 S U.S. Hwy. 301, Summerfield, for an alleged battery involving 50-year-old NJB at 3:10 a.m. Thursday, according to an arrest report from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Upon arrival, he found B standing in the middle of the parking lot. Security advised that she had gotten upset with

The Brief A Brevard County deputy and her K-9 partner narrowly escaped a vehicle fire after crashing into a trailer on Interstate-95. What we know: A deputy with the Brevard County Sheriff’s office was responding to an emergency call on Jan. 5, around 10:40 p.m., traveling southbound on I-95 at mile marker 185 on the right paved shoulder, when she hit a utility trailer on the right paved shoulder, Florida Highway Patrol reported. The vehicle’s undercarriage hit the trailer.  When

A Ruskin teen who stole a car in Hillsborough County dies in a crash in Manatee County. Manatee County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) said at around 8 p.m. Monday, deputies received an alert about a Honda Accord going southbound in the 7300 block of U.S 41 near Palmetto. Deputies then attempted to make a traffic stop on the stolen vehicle at the 1000 block of U.S. 41. The driver initially slowed down, but the driver made a U-turn and fled from

A crash involving a loaded dump truck and a pickup truck shut down State Road 31 south of Farabee Road in Charlotte County on Tuesday. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, one occupant was flown to a hospital, and the crash is under investigation. The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office has announced that the road has reopened. Gulf Coast News reached out to FHP about the current condition of the person who was injured and what led up to the crash. This is

Photo by: ECFR A mobile home in Escambia County was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived early Tuesday morning. Officials say the incident occurred at 4395 W Jackson St., with Escambia County Fire Rescue responding to the scene at approximately 1:21 a.m. Firefighters managed to bring the blaze under control by 1:32 a.m., according to officials. The home was unoccupied, and no injuries were reported. The mobile home sustained significant damage and is considered a total loss, according to

Photo by: wsvn Authorities came to the rescue of a kayaker off the coast of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea. The crew of a Broward County Sheriff’s Office fire boat pulled a man wearing a black jersey onto their craft along with his blue kayak off South Ocean Boulevard, at around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The rescue crew also included a helicopter and lifeguards on personal watercraft who were searching the area for the individual. After rescuers were able to safely bring the man

A 17-year-old boy was charged in connection with the shooting death of another 17-year-old boy in Palatka on Saturday evening, according to the Palatka Police Department. Police said officers responded to reports of a person who had been shot in the area of West Main Street. When officers arrived, they found Lawrence Evans, 17, suffering from a gunshot wound. Evans was transported to a nearby hospital, where he later died, police said. According to Palatka Police, MO, 17, was on

Police in Orlando arrested a woman who got into a road rage incident with another driver, which allegedly ended with the woman beating the victim in the road. AE 24, was arrested on Jan. 3 in the area of Conroy Road and Millenia Boulevard, near the Mall at Millenia. Police say E claims the Target Supercenter parking lot when the female driver of the other car ran a stop sign to cut her off and laughed at her. She claims