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A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old man whose body was discovered in a vacant lot in Tampa, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO). The Tampa Police Department (TPD) said officers found AM, 37, dead on Sept. 19 in the 1500 block of North 39th Street. Detectives later traced the crime to a home on Polak Drive in unincorporated Hillsborough County, where blood evidence was recovered. Investigators believe the killing happened at

Two people were injured when a car crashed into a laundromat on Bahia Vista Street Monday, Sarasota Police said. It happened about 11:30 a.m., at the business near the corner of Bahia Vista and U.S 41. Investigators say the driver pressed the gas instead of the brake and drove into the business. Two people inside the building were taken to the hospital with injuries that are not considered life-threatening, police said. Car Accidents and Emotional Trauma—You Deserve Support Car accidents

A 55-year-old Cocoa woman was fatally struck after she “stumbled” into the path of a car on Monday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. In a release, troopers said that the incident happened near Grissom Parkway and Canaveral Groves Boulevard around 5:50 p.m. At the time, the woman was walking along the southbound shoulder of Grissom Parkway, though she reportedly “stumbled” into the roadway — and into the direct path of an oncoming vehicle, the release shows. While the

Photo by: Lake city fire department Lake City Fire Department officials said they narrowly avoided a serious problem after a van caught fire at a car dealership. Officials say a customer brought the vehicle in for service at Lake City Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram on U.S. Highway 90. When the staff went to move it inside, they say the engine backfired and caught on fire just before four p.m. No one was hurt. Why You Need a Lawyer After a

 Florida Highway Patrol troopers say a 29-year-old man from Fort White is dead after his car collided with a pickup truck in Gilchrist County on Monday. According to FHP troopers, the 29-year-old man was driving on U.S. Highway 129 near Northwest 31st Way around 5 p.m. Troopers said he tried to make a U-turn when his car hit the pickup truck. FHP officials say he was not wearing a seatbelt. The driver of the pickup was not hurt. The Importance

A Chicago woman is facing a felony charge in South Florida after sheriff’s deputies said she attacked a worker at Miami International Airport on Monday morning. Deputies with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said TP, 22, was set to leave MIA on a Southwest Airlines flight and was trying to go through the security line at around 5:45 a.m. with oversized luggage. An MDSO arrest report states that the worker, a senior who works for Ultra Aviation Services, told her she

A 70-year-old Hialeah man accused of road rage in Sunny Isles Beach was at the Metrowest Detention Center on Monday afternoon, records show. A man told police officers that he had stopped at a red light on Collins Avenue, and when the light turned green, he started honking his horn, according to police. RM got out of his car, argued with the man in Spanish, and punched him in the face at 6:50 p.m. on Sept. 20, according to the

A Miami woman is facing a first-degree felony charge after police said she hit a 72-year-old woman in front of a police officer on Saturday evening. The incident address was redacted from the Miami Police Department arrest report, but investigators said MN, 63, of Little Havana, was there “to retrieve stolen shoes” just before 8 p.m. Police said an officer was sorting out the dispute when N asked the cop a question in Spanish: “How much would the bond be

Guests at a Miami Beach hostel have been relocated after a fire broke out on the second floor. Miami Beach Fire Rescue officials responded to the building in the area of Ninth Street and Washington Avenue on Monday afternoon. 7News cameras captured law enforcement personnel on scene, some charred marks on the outside of the building and huge flames billowing from the window. Fire crews said the fire occurred on the second floor of the hostel but it has since

photo by: WEAR A vehicle crash involving a bicyclist resulted in injuries on Monday night. Florida troopers responded to the scene on Fairfield Drive and North W Street. The crash happened around 7:15 p.m. WEAR News reached out to Florida Highway Patrol for more information. No further details are available at this time. Why You Need a Bicycle Accident Lawyer After a Crash Bicycle accidents can lead to serious injuries, especially when motor vehicles are involved. If you’ve been hit

Two people were taken to the hospital Monday after a car slammed into a Sarasota business, police said. The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. at a business located off Bahia Vista Street, according to the Sarasota Police Department. Officers said the vehicle was sent crashing into the business after the driver mistakenly pressed the gas instead of the brake. Two people who were inside the business were injured, according to authorities. They were both taken to the hospital. Officials said

A 6-year-old girl was the only survivor after an SUV lost control on I-4 Sunday evening and traveled off the highway, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The driver, a 60-year-old man, and two passengers, an 83-year-old woman and 60-year-old woman, were all killed in the crash, according to officials. All three were from Tampa. Troopers said the driver lost control of the SUV while traveling eastbound on I-4 in Polk County. The car then traveled onto the south shoulder of