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A deputy shot and killed a man Tuesday after he took people hostage and claimed to have a bomb at a Florida bank, authorities said. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a Bank of America branch in Fort Myers shortly before noon, Sheriff Carmine Marceno said during a news conference Tuesday afternoon. Officials deployed a robodog, the SWAT team, electronic surveillance and drones. As deputies entered the bank, dozens of people ran out, Marceno said. A man armed with

New video shows a 13-year-old speaking with his mother inside their Hialeah apartment hours before he called police to report he’d brutally stabbed her to death. Video by: nbcmiami The doorbell camera footage obtained by NBC6 on Tuesday shows Derek Rosa speaking with his mother, Irina Garcia, back on Oct. 12. The video shows him open the apartment door as Garcia sits in a chair nearby holding her newborn baby. “Why do you always tell me ‘don’t run?’” he asks her in Spanish

A man is dead and another has been hospitalized after an early morning shooting Wednesday in Lauderhill, officials said. According to police, shortly after 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, officers received a call about a shooting in a parking lot located in the 4500 block of N University Drive. When police arrived at the scene, they found an unresponsive man lying on the ground suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to Broward Health Medical Center, where he was later pronounced

TV20 has learned the identities of the victims involved in a deadly dog attack in Chiefland on Friday. Friends and family confirm Leonora Lawhon Hale and her husband Jim were attacked by a Catahoula Leopard dog on Jan. 29. Leonora Hale died from her injuries. Jim Hale is currently in the hospital but is expected to recover from his injuries. He is set to be moved to a rehab center soon. The couple have been breeding Catahoula Leopard dogs for

 Miami Gardens police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early Wednesday morning. The shooting was reported at 5:44 a.m. in the 700 block of Northwest 210th Street. According to police, a male victim was found on the ground in a parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. No other details were immediately released. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477. If you

he man accused of driving more than twice the speed limit when he ran a red light and crashed into a car, killing two people, is now in jail, Largo Police said Tuesday. Investigators said Ilia Andoni, 33, was traveling at 92 miles per hour in a 45 mile-per-hour zone on East Bay Drive January when he collided with a vehicle that heading along Starkey Road Jan. 28. The accident killed Paulino Trejo-Mendoza, 26, and Ariadna Sanchez Monrroy, 22. Andoni survived

Multiple units responded to a three-vehicle crash in Bradford County Wednesday morning. According to the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened at the south bypass interchange and US 301. BCSO and Bradford County Fire Rescue responded to the scene. The northbound lanes are shut down and traffic is being diverted while crews work to clear the roadway. Delays are expected. This is a developing story, and we will update when we have more information. If you’ve suffered injuries in

Photo by: firstcoastnews An Orange Park man suffered serious injuries after an Amtrak train struck his SUV Tuesday night in Clay County, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The FHP crash report states that at 10:15 p.m., the 72-year-old man was traveling southbound on the railroad tracks just south of Allen Lane. The Amtrak train which had nine railcars, was traveling northbound towards the railroad crossing at Allen Lane, the report states. The Amtrak train was en route to New York

Photo by: wsvn Pompano Beach Fire Rescue responded to an accident involving a Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy in Pompano Beach. Authorities arrived at the scene, located at the intersection of Southwest 14th Avenue and Third Street, at around 5 p.m., Tuesday. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene where the vehicles were seen visibly damaged. According to BSO, the civilian and deputy were transported a local hospital. Dealing with the aftermath of a car accident can be overwhelming, but Ovadia Law Group

A deadly crash in Kissimmee shut down a portion of Poinciana Blvd. The Florida Highway Patrol says the crash happened just before 4:30 Wednesday morning at Terra Esmeralda Drive All of the northbound lanes were shut down in the area. FHP says four cars were involved in the crash. One person was killed and two others were seriously injured. This is a developing story. Car accidents can be life-changing events, leaving individuals with physical injuries, emotional trauma, and financial burdens.

Photo by: local10 A driver drove his vehicle into a pool in a Margate neighborhood Tuesday. The crash happened just before 12:30 p.m. at a home in the 1400 block of Northwest 62nd Terrace, just off Margate Boulevard. Police and a tow truck were at the scene. “A resident inadvertently crashed their car into the pool,” Lt. Al Banatte, a Margate Police Department spokesperson, said in an email to Local 10 News Tuesday. The owner of the home says the

A cyclist in Levy County was killed after a pickup truck crashed into her on Tuesday morning. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say a 92-year-old woman from Gulf Hammock was driving a pickup on Southeast County Road 326, just east of Wolf Arbor Road around 10:40 a.m. The driver failed to see a 74-year-old woman from Morriston riding a bicycle in front of her in the eastbound lane. The front of the truck collided with the back of the bicycle, throwing