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Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) deputies responded to a call on Kingston Boulevard after a report of a shooting on Oct. 18. Upon the arrival of deputies, one person was found dead inside. SCSO has said the incident appears to be isolated and there is no danger to the public. Detectives are currently investigating the incident. Why Choose Ovadia Law Group for Shooting Accident Cases Shooting accidents can lead to life-changing injuries and emotional trauma. At Ovadia Law Group, our

lachua County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call at Taco Bell at 7410 West Newberry Road in Gainesville to reports of a man bleeding from his face. Upon their arrival, they spoke with the man, 35-year-old RL, who had multiple bleeding scratches on his face and claimed he had been jumped before revealing that his mother attacked him. Deputies say they spoke to his mother at the tent where the two reside, located behind the BP Gas Station at 7401

Two people were hospitalized early Saturday after a single-vehicle rollover on the Dolphin Expressway near Northwest 27th Avenue, Miami Fire Rescue confirmed. Authorities said the crash occurred around 2:20 a.m., when the SUV ended up upside down wedged between concrete barriers beneath the State Road 836 bridge. MFR officials said crews transported both victims to a trauma center in stable condition. Their ages, genders, or identities have not been released at this time. Traffic in the area was temporarily halted

A birthday celebration turned into a terrifying moment for family and friends Saturday afternoon when a driver crashed into a ditch near a local park. Pembroke Pines police responded to the scene, blocking off the perimeter road on the southwest side of C.B. Smith Park for the investigation. Willie Robertson was celebrating his daughter’s birthday at the park when the crash occurred. “This guy came around the corner doing about 60 or 80 miles per hour” Robertson said. The impact

 A crash near Southwest 117th Avenue and Southwest 224th Street prompted a large emergency response Saturday afternoon, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. Authorities said it happened around 3:35 p.m. and involved at least eight people. More than six MDFR units responded to the scene. They said one adult was transported by ground to a nearby trauma center. Two other individuals with minor injuries were also taken to a local hospital, according to MDFR. The remaining five individuals were evaluated at

A deputy was forced to shoot a dog after a woman and 5-year-old child were attacked by several dogs in Northwest Miami-Dade. According to Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, deputies and fire rescue responded to a medical call near the 2200 block of Northwest 64th Street, where several loose dogs attacked an adult female and 5-year-old child. Authorities say while deputies were responding, one of the dogs returned and attempted to attack one deputy, who discharged their firearm, fatally injuring the dog.

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue crews had a busy night on Thursday, battling two huge home fires in Ruskin neighborhoods. Multiple 911 calls alerted HCFR to a manufactured home fire on 18th Ave. SE just after 11 p.m. on Thursday, and responding crews arrived to find it entirely engulfed in flames. Manufactured homes are those built in factories and then transported to a home site for installation. The home quickly collapsed, and crews used the fire truck’s crane to tackle the

An 8-year-old boy was hit by a car while getting off a school bus Friday afternoon, Tampa police said. The incident happened just after 4 p.m. at the intersection of East Yukon Street and Greenwood Avenue, according to the Tampa Police Department. Authorities said the driver of a black Lexus sedan tried to pass the stopped school bus just as its stoplights were deploying. The driver struck the child, knocking him to the ground and causing him to hit his

Lee County deputies arrested a man accused of stealing alcohol and tobacco products from a gas station in Estero, then nearly crashing near a nearby school while trying to get away. It happened Wednesday afternoon at the Mobil gas station off Corkscrew Commons Drive, just east of I-75. Deputies say 21-year-old JE stole three cans of Twisted Tea and a sleeve of Zyn tobacco from the store, then pushed past a clerk before running out and driving off. Witnesses told

An Ocala man has been arrested for aggravated battery after he allegedly attacked one of his girlfriend’s friends with a kitchen knife during an argument over how he treats his girlfriend. On Monday, October 13, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to an Ocala residence in reference to a stabbing incident that had just occurred. Upon arrival, the deputy was informed that the female victim in this case was being treated by paramedics, according to the arrest report. The

Photo by WKMG ClickOrlando Orlando police on Friday flocked to a condo complex after a reported shooting. The incident took place at the Dockside at Ventura condominiums at Woodgate Boulevard and Curry Ford Road, where officers responded around 9:30 a.m., the Orlando Police Department said in a statement. The officers located a victim who was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, the statement reads. Police have not released any additional details, but video from the scene shows

 One person was sent to a hospital after a crash involving a bicyclist and an SUV driver in Palm Harbor on Friday morning. Palm Harbor Fire Rescue said the crash happened at the intersection of Belcher Road and Colonial Boulevard. The person sent to the hospital was listed as a trauma alert with possible life-threatening injuries. Traffic was down to one lane in both directions around noon on Friday due to the crash. Details about the bicyclist and the SUV driver