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 The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that left a man injured on W. 19th Street. Officers responded around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday following reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital and was in stable condition. The investigation revealed that the man and the shooter, who knew each other, got into an argument earlier in the day that led to the shooting. Police did

A man was fatally shot on Saturday evening on Ribault Avenue. Around 7:40 p.m., officers responded to the Ribault Avenue near Soutel Drive after receiving reports of a person shot. When they arrived, they found an man lying in the road with a single gunshot wound to his chest. The man was transported to a local hospital but later died. Detectives are working with the Medical Examiner’s Office and the State Attorney’s Office to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

Early Sunday morning, a vehicle crashed through the front of a Northside mattress store in Jacksonville, causing heavy damage. Fawzy Khalil is the owner of Furniture Mattress Store on Dunn Avenue, which has been in business for 15 years. He said he and his family built the store from the ground up. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue quickly put out a fire caused by a crash on Dunn Avenue, though the store’s front was left badly damaged. Khalil arrived around 2

Fort Myers police confirmed they are investigating a shooting that occurred overnight on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd and Knight Street, resulting in two people sustaining minor injuries. According to the Fort Myers Police Department, no one is in custody right now, and this is an active investigation. Understanding Your Rights After a Shooting Injury After a shooting injury, knowing your legal rights is crucial. Victims may be entitled to compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and emotional distress. At

Florida Highway Patrol says one man died and several others were injured in a crash early Saturday at 2:40 a.m. on County Road 42, west of Southeast 160 Avenue Road. Investigators say a 29-year-old female from Altoona, traveling east in her pickup truck, crossed into the westbound lane and struck a sedan. The driver of the sedan, a 40-year-old man from Belleview, was dead when troopers arrived. The driver of the pickup truck, her passenger, a 22-year-old man from Clermont,

A Wellington man is accused of hitting a visibly pregnant woman with his vehicle while she tried to hold a parking spot. According to a criminal complaint from the Broward County Sheriff’s Office (BSO), on October 3, the pregnant woman was leaving Cooper’s Hawk and found a parking spot in front of the building. The woman explained to deputies she had to carry items from inside the store, and her husband was going to move the vehicle to the spot

Two people are recovering from their injuries following an armed robbery at a rental home in Hollywood Saturday morning, police said. According to Hollywood Police, officers received reports of a possible armed home invasion and robbery at a home at the 700 block of North Southlake Drive. When officers arrived at the home, they talked to the victims, who told them there was a party at the Airbnb and that several unknown men entered the front door. The men then

Credit: Florida Highway Patrol One person is dead after a vehicle collided with another in Sumter County on Saturday. According to Florida Highway Patrol, around 11:17 a.m. a Toyota Prius, driven by a 63-year-old man was traveling south on State Road 471. Meanwhile, a tractor-trailer, driven by a 32-year-old man was traveling north on SR-471. FHP said that North of SR-50, the driver of the Prius crossed the centerline into the path of the tractor-trailer, for unknown reasons, colliding with

An Apopka man was killed in an Interstate 4 crash in the Plant City area after he lost control of the vehicle that went airborne, authorities said. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report, a Kia SUV, driven by the 54-year-old Apopka man, was traveling westbound on I-4 at about 10:15 a.m. West of Branch Forbes Road, the driver suffered a medical emergency and lost control of the vehicle, the report stated.  The vehicle entered the median, collided with

 A man was shot Saturday night following a dispute over money, according to Lauderhill Police. Officers responded around 9:48 p.m. to a ShotSpotter alert near 4051 NW 19th Street. Shortly after, a man called police to report he had been shot. The victim was found with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and told officers he had argued with a known individual before being shot. He was taken to a local hospital by Lauderhill Fire Rescue. The suspect remains at large. Anyone

A dispute over parking led to a stabbing in Lauderhill on Saturday, police said. Officers responded to the area of 1500 North State Road 7 following reports of an altercation between two adult men. During the incident, one man sustained a non-life-threatening stab wound. The victim drove himself to Lauderhill Fire Station 30, where he received initial treatment before being taken to a local hospital. The suspect, also an adult male, was detained at the scene, and officers recovered a

A two-story home caught fire in Citrus County on Friday, sustaining about $268,000 in damage, according to Citrus County Fire Rescue. At 9:56 a.m., CCFR was dispatched to a structure fire on S. Bauer Road in Lecanto. At the scene, responders said they found a two-story log-style home with heavy fire emitting from multiple sides. Crews immediately began working to subdue the flames while conducting a primary search of the first floor, reporting that they were initially unable to access