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A14-year-old girl was the victim in a murder-suicide at a drug-fueled house party, and the suspect is a teen she met only a month ago, according to investigators in Florida. The shootings happened around 8:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, at a home near St. Petersburg, where the suspect was dog sitting, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. St. Petersburg is about a 20-mile drive southwest from Tampa. “Once deputies arrived on-scene, they located 14-year-old Sayuri Jade Ruiz

A19-year-old Florida woman, working a McDonald’s drive-thru window, was arrested Saturday for grabbing another woman’s cell phone. According to deputies, Emmonie LaShawn King, 19, was charged with burglary with battery and robbery by sudden snatching. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office responded to McDonald’s near Mile Marker 100 in Key Largo at approximately 11 p.m. King, an employee, became upset with three drive-thru customers. Deputies say King reached into the vehicle, grabbing the victim’s phone out of her hand while she

SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — Two people were killed in a crash involving a motorcycle in south Fort Myers Monday evening. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the deadly crash happened south of Gladiolus Drive on US-41. According to reports, the driver lost control of the motorcycle, which then overturned onto its side. Troopers say the driver of the motorcycle was pronounced dead on the scene.The adult passenger reportedly was transported to the hospital, where they succumbed to their injuries.Troopers

Troopers are investigating a crash on Bell Boulevard South that temporarily closed traffic in both directions, creating heavy traffic delays in Lehigh Acres. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash was reported at around 5 a.m. on Tuesday and shut down the road between Colyer Street East and just north of Brazos Street East. At 6:38 a.m., the Lee County Sheriff’s Office and FHP cleared the crash and reopened the roadway. Examination of the scene indicates an SUV had collided with a semi-truck,

Volusia Sheriff’s Office IDs victim as Juan C. Andino Jr. (CBS DETROIT) – A Florida man was killed Monday night in a single-vehicle crash in Monroe County, officials said.  The incident happened at 5:19 p.m. on April 22 on Enrico Fermi Drive, northwest of Leroux Road in Frenchtown Township.  A preliminary investigation shows that a 69-year-old man from Beverly Hills, Florida, was driving northwest on Enrico Fermi Drive in a maroon 2014 Ford F-150 truck.  The truck left the roadway, heading

Volusia Sheriff’s Office IDs victim as Juan C. Andino Jr. ORANGE CITY, Fla. – A 36-year-old Orange City man was killed Sunday in a high-speed crash in DeBary, deputies said. The fatal wreck happened around 6:40 p.m. at the intersection of Charles R. Beall Boulevard and Barwick Road. The Volusia Sheriff’s Office said Juan C. Andino Jr. was driving a 2008 Mitsubishi sedan north on Charles R. Beall Boulevard at a high rate of speed when he attempted to change lanes.

A man shot and killed his girlfriend inside a car on Saturday and video-called her estranged husband before driving to the Florida City police station to turn himself in, all while her body was still in the car, police said. Alexander Roque, 48, was booked into jail Sunday and faces second-degree murder charges, according to online jail records. Roque allegedly shot his girlfriend — identified by family as 44-year-old Yessenia Rodriguez Marquez — inside a white Hyundai Tucson on Saturday night before

A person is dead after an apartment fire in Miami Township on Sunday. Fire crews were called to respond to the fire at an apartment complex on Cobblegate Drive near Alex-Bell Road, News Center 7 previously reported. Firefighters removed one victim from a unit who was taken to Miami Valley Hospital and later pronounced deceased, Battalion Chief Glenn Jirka, Miami Valley Fire District, confirmed with News Center 7. The cause and origin of the fire are currently under investigation by the

State Road 56 reopened to traffic Monday afternoon after a semi-truck was hit by an SUV and spilled nearly 40 tons of gravel, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 11:10 a.m. Monday in the eastbound lanes just east of Interstate 75. Troopers said the truck, driven by a 59-year-old man from Port Richey, was hit by an SUV driver who was changing lanes. The truck then overturned and spilled the gravel onto the highway. The driver of

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A third arrest was made in a St. Petersburg shooting that left one person dead and a teenager in critical condition on Saturday. The St. Petersburg Police Department said the third suspect, a 16-year-old boy, was charged with first-degree felony murder and armed robbery with a deadly weapon. Officers were called to the 100 block of 80th Avenue Northeast around 1:18 p.m. after receiving reports of the shooting. When they arrived at the scene, they found two victims

A police pursuit Thursday night ended in a “traffic fatality,” Stuart police said. In a news release to WPTV, Lt. David Duran, a spokesman for the Stuart Police Department, said an officer tried to pull a driver over at about 7:45 p.m. “The vehicle’s driver fled, and a vehicle pursuit ensued, which resulted in a traffic fatality,” Duran said. The Florida Highway Patrol said Jerauis Jean, 23, was driving a silver Toyota Corolla when a Stuart police officer attempted to

WALDO, Fla. (WCJB) – Two people are dead and two more were injured in a crash in Waldo around 1 a.m. this morning. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say the victims crashed a stolen car while running from law enforcement. They say Bradford County deputies were helping them track down a stolen SUV near Waldo. A trooper did a pit maneuver causing the stolen car to flip over before wrapping around a pole.Firefighters say all four people were inside the same