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Police are investigating the death of a 6-year-old boy who sustained a gunshot wound to the head on Sunday. According to the Lakeland Police Department, the incident occurred at 3:44 p.m. in the 200 block of West Crawford Street. Detectives said that the victim, Major Smith, along with his father, Myron Smith Sr., and brother, Myron Smith Jr., had just returned from a trip to the store. After parking in the driveway, all three exited the rental vehicle, a Nissan

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said one person has died following a crash at the intersection of Charlee Road and Burnt Store Road North. LCSO said the crash involved two vehicles. The northbound and southbound lanes at the intersection are shut down following the crash that happened Wednesday evening. Deputies said traffic will be affected for an undetermined amount of time and drivers are advised to seek an alternate route. NBC2 is working to find out if anyone else was

 A driver ended up on a crash course with a medical office. The driver crashed their SUV into the Palmetto Bay office on Tuesday morning. The crash occurred at the District Health Centers Office on South Dixie Highway and Southwest 175th Terrace. Footage shows the vehicle going over the parking curb before stopping inside the office. The crash caused considerable damage. Thankfully, no one was inside of the office at the time. Expert Legal Representation for Car AccidentsCar accidents can

photo by: wsvn A Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office motorcycle deputy was taken to the hospital following a traffic crash in Southwest Miami-Dade. Authorities responded to the crash at the intersection of Southwest 152nd Street and 138th Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. Investigators said another driver turned in front of the 35-year-old victim’s motorcycle. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene capturing the damaged motorcycle with debris all around it and a silver Volkswagen with front-end damage. Officials said the male deputy, an eight-year veteram,

A birthday celebration at a park & ride lot in southwest Miami-Dade went south after a spat over how one of the participants was cooking food, leading to a man falling victim to a severe beating that landed him in the hospital, deputies said. One of the suspects, a 57-year-old southwest Miami-Dade man known by the nickname “El Tiburón” — “shark” in Spanish — was taken into custody on Tuesday. According to an arrest report from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office,

A man was sentenced to eight years in prison after he was found guilty to a deadly DUI crash in Delray Beach in 2023. The Delray Beach Police Department (DBPD) stated that, on Feb. 13 at around 5 p.m. a crash occurred at the intersection of West Atlantic Avenue and South Military Trail between a black Honda Accord and a red Mazda CX-30. Balmont Thompson, 30, was the driver of the Honda. The driver of the Mazda, Y P, was declared dead

photo by: Laura Rodriguez/NBC6 Heavy smoke was seen billowing from a parking garage at Miami International Airport after multiple vehicles caught fire Wednesday. The fire was reported between the first and second floors of the Flamingo Garage at MIA around 11:35 a.m. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Acting North District Chief R V said four vehicles caught fire and eight other vehicles that were nearby were damaged. Aerial footage from Chopper 6 showed heavy smoke coming from the garage as crews responded.

photo by WKMG ClickOrlando A 24-year-old Palm Bay woman was killed Tuesday in a two-vehicle crash on State Road 520 near State Road 528 in Orange County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The fatal wreck happened just before 5 p.m. According to an FHP report, a 61-year-old Orlando man was driving a 2019 semi-truck with a trailer east on S.R. 528 and exited onto S.R. 520. The semi stopped at the stop sign and then proceeded into the crossover-paved median

Shocking video showed a Brightline train slam into a car whose driver went through the gates in North Miami Beach on Wednesday The crash happened in the area of Biscayne Boulevard and Northeast 165th Terrace. Video posted by Only in Dade showed traffic stopped at the crossing as the gates were down and emergency lights were flashing. Suddenly, a dark-colored vehicle drives past the traffic, through the gates and onto the tracks as the Brightline train zooms through. The car

A Palm Harbor man died Wednesday after being struck by an SUV while crossing the street. The crash happened on Tampa Road near US-19 at 6:30 a.m., according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The 44-year-old man was struck by the SUV, driven by a 41-year-old Palm Harbor woman, while walking south across Tampa Road. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Proven Results: Ovadia Law Group has a history of achieving favorable results for

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who it said forced his way into the home of an elderly couple to rob them. The violent crime happened Saturday night at a home on Pawnee Street in the Lakeside neighborhood of Clay County. News4JAX spoke to the husband as he sat beside his wife’s hospital bed. He said the violent home invasion began when he opened the door following a doorbell ring. “Like a fool, I opened the

Authorities have released body camera footage from a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred last month in Fort Lauderdale. The video shows the moments Fort Lauderdale police officers opened fire, killing 21-year-old J M. In the video, released by the department with commentary from Fort Lauderdale Police Maj. P H, starts with 911 calls by M’s family, asking for police and saying Moore was in the midst of a mental health crisis and had a gun. Those police officers arrive, eventually engaging