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A man riding a scooter in Lakeland was shot by an unknown person on Monday night, the Lakeland Police Department announced. Officers responded to reports of a person shot shortly after 11 p.m. in the 1000 block of Sikes Boulevard. Arriving, officers found a 27-year-old man who was able to speak with detectives and told them he was riding his scooter when he was shot by an unknown person from a dark-colored vehicle, LPD said. The victim was taken to

An 18-year-old motorcyclist from Palm Coast died on Monday night after hitting a deer and then being struck by a car on State Road 100 in Flagler County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said the crash happened around 9:39 p.m. just west of the Briarwood Drive intersection. Troopers said a deer ran into the path of the motorcyclist, and his front tire struck the deer. The rider was then thrown from his motorcycle and fell into the left

A 33-year-old Belleview who allegedly bloodied his father during a physical altercation in their home has claimed he did so out of self-defense. On Thursday, September 18, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy was dispatched to a local residence after receiving reports of a “physical family disturbance.” Upon arrival, the deputy made contact with the male victim who advised that his son, JT.KV, had attacked him, according to the arrest report. The victim stated that prior to the incident, he

Fire crews from Orange County and Apopka responded Monday to a house fire that tore through an abandoned home, officials said. Dispatchers received multiple 911 calls reporting flames at the residence. Orange County firefighters found the home about 75% engulfed in flames, according to officials. Firefighters worked to contain the blaze from outside rather than entering the home. Crews were able to extinguish the flames, but the cause of the fire has not yet been determined. An investigation is underway.

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