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More details are emerging about the events that led to the deadly shooting of an 18-year-old employee at a Burger King on the Westside. According to an arrest report obtained by News4JAX, the accused shooter, identified as 28-year-old DB, was at the Burger King when 33-year-old Ray Cummings, a former friend and restaurant employee, approached him. Cummings, who was wounded in the shooting, was interviewed by police at Orange Park Medical Center, according to the report. He told investigators that he

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating a road rage incident that escalated into gunfire early Monday morning at Del-Air Heating & Air Conditioning on Philips Highway. Around 7:30 a.m., officers responded to reports of a shooting at 5801 Philips Highway. Sergeant Richardson with the Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Unit said an adult male was shot and taken to a local hospital in critical condition. The injury is now considered non-life-threatening. According to JSO, the investigation revealed the victim followed the

A suspect is on the run following a shooting that injured two teenagers during a marijuana sale meet-up in Davenport, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. The shooting happened Friday near the Palm Key Village neighborhood near U.S. 27. According to deputies, a 17-year-old was shot in the calf, and a 19-year-old was shot in the thigh. Both were treated at a hospital and released. A 16-year-old boy was shot at, but he was not injured. Deputies said the

One man died and another was injured Monday morning in a shooting at a Melbourne apartment complex, police said. The fatal shooting happened around 6 a.m. at the Summerset Apartments, south of Lake Washington Road and west of Croton Road. Melbourne police said officers were investigating a suspicious incident when they heard gunshots and located two men in front of an apartment. One man was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound, according to police, who added that the other man

Troopers responded to a deadly five-vehicle crash on northbound U.S. 1 just north of Rocway Drive in Melbourne, Monday morning. According to a Florida Highway Patrol crash report, the crash occurred when four vehicles – a Honda Shadow VLX motorcycle, a Volkswagen Tiguan, a Kia Rio, and a Nissan Sentra – were slowing for traffic in the northbound lanes. The driver of a 2016 Chevrolet Equinox failed to slow down and struck the motorcycle from behind. After the initial impact,

A man accused of breaking into a DeLand home Monday morning was shot by a resident Monday morning, police said. The shooting happened near the 100 block of Voorhis Street, southeast of East Kanesville Boulevard. DeLand police said a woman who lives at the home answered a knock at the door, thinking it was a delivery. Police said the man, who had a gun, forced his way inside the home. The woman’s husband grabbed a gun, urged the man to drop his

A 53-year-old man faced charges over a hit-and-run crash and possession of a stolen gun in Miami-Dade County, records show. On Monday, corrections held AT, who was born in Mexico and lived in southern Miami-Dade, at the Metrowest Detention Center on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement hold. A deputy reported T failed to stop at a stop sign after he was involved in a hit-and-run crash on Nov. 27 at Southwest 344 Street and 212 Avenue, according to an arrest

A 20-year-old man has been accused of striking his landlord with an axe last week in Miami, according to police. Officers with the Miami Police Department said they responded to a home near the 800 block of Northwest 24th Court after reports of an aggravated battery involving an axe on Nov. 26. Police identified the suspect as JLT Jr. Authorities said the landlord, who had just returned home from a five-day hospital stay, tried to enter his locked bedroom and

 Police are investigating a shooting that they said left a man in critical conditon in Florida City on Monday morning. Florida City police said officers responded to the 1400 block of Northwest Second Avenue, where they found a man with gunshot wounds to the shoulder and abdomen. They said officers began life-saving measures until Miami-Dade Fire Rescue arrived. The victim was airlifted to Jackson South Medical Center in critical but stable condition, where he remains intubated, according to investigators. No

Photo by: WPLG Two people were hospitalized Monday morning after a house fire in southwest Miami-Dade. Authorities said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the scene just before 10:30 a.m. According to investigators, the fire occurred in a residence near Southwest 288th Street and Southwest 145th Avenue. A male and female were assisted out of the home. Deputies said the male, who suffers from mental illness, is believed to have started the fire, based on preliminary

Photo by: gulfcoastnewsnow One person is injured after a car crashed into a UPS store in Grand Bay Plaza in Lee County. According to the San Carlos Park Fire Rescue District, crews were dispatched to The UPS Store in Grand Bay Plaza at South Tamiami Trail shortly after 9 a.m. The SCPFD said a car crashed through the building and into the store. No injuries to employees or customers of the store were reported. The driver of the car, who

A dog was killed early Monday in house fire in Lake Mary, officials said. The fire was reported around 4:30 a.m. at a house on Short Street, near Lake Mary Boulevard and Country Club Road. Lake Mary fire officials said two adults, two teens, a dog and a cat were able to get out of the house, but one dog did not survive. The Red Cross is assisting the family. Firefighters from Lake Mary, Sanford and Seminole County battled the blaze,