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A man was killed Thursday morning in a shooting at an apartment building in Miami, and two others were injured, authorities confirmed. The shooting was reported at 6:23 a.m. at 4271 NW S. Tamiami Canal Dr. “My friend called me this morning, said there was a body outside of her room,” one man told Local 10′s Annaliese Garcia. Miami police Officer Kiara Delva, who is a spokeswoman for the police department, said officers arrived at the scene and found one

 A Dade City man is dead after troopers said he crashed a vehicle he stole from a woman who tried to help him after he crashed another car Tuesday evening.  The Florida Highway Patrol said the 29-year-old man originally lost control when he crashed into a traffic median barrier while driving a GMC Sierra on SR 50 at Kettering Road in Hernando County.  After that crash, a 35-year-old woman who saw the crash stopped to help him, according to crash investigators. The

Police arrested a Miami man Tuesday after they said he fatally shot a woman in the back of the head in northwest Miami-Dade the day prior. Jalen Leon Bradley, 27, of Overtown, faces charges of second-degree murder, felon in possession of a firearm and evidence tampering. According to Miami-Dade police, the shooting happened at around 12:30 a.m. Monday. An arrest report states that emergency personnel responded to 9390 NW 27th Ave., the location of a Family Dollar store in Miami-Dade

A man could be spending a long time behind bars after he and two other culprits were accused of stabbing and beating an acquaintance outside of a Miami-Dade supermarket just over a week ago. The victim told police he was leaving T&C Supermarket, located at 3094 NW 95th Street, on his bicycle around 8:30 p.m. Jan. 15, when he was struck on the right side of the torso by Lewis Washington, 53, of Miami, according to an arrest report from

A Clay County man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for hitting Cassidy Mongeon, 23, with his car and leaving the scene in 2021. Johnathan Davis learned his sentence in a Duval County courtroom Tuesday, with Mongeon’s family in attendance. Davis turned himself the day after the accident and was charged with hit-and-run and traffic violations. At the time, Davis had amassed 39 traffic violations in 20 years, and had four open cases pending against him.  “Johnathan Davis has gotten

Early Thursday morning, a 32-year-old man from Panama City is dead after being hit by a vehicle in Bay County, according to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). At 12:30 a.m. Thursday morning, a driver of a black Nissan Frontier pickup truck was traveling northbound on State Road 79 near School Drive in the left inside travel lane when they collided with an unknown object. Shortly after the collision, it was discovered the driver of the pickup truck had collided with a

A man was arrested after deputies said he broke into his ex-girlfriend’s Brooksville home and stole her gun Monday morning. The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office said the victim called 911 around 8 a.m. when she arrived at her home on Salina Street and found a white car parked in her driveway. She stayed in her own car on the side of the road near her home while she called. Deputies said the victim then saw her ex-boyfriend, James Dillon Ryan,

A 10-year-old is in critical condition tonight after being hit by a car on Beach Boulevard, just before the intersection at Tamaya Boulevard. The Florida Highway Patrol said in an incident report that at around 6 p.m. a car was traveling east on Beach Blvd. During that time, a 10-year-old boy was walking south on Beach Blvd, ahead of the car. The collision happened as the vehicle approached the boy, striking him with the front of the vehicle. The impact

A man has died following an early morning house fire in Daytona Beach Monday, officials said.  Daytona Beach police officers were conducting proactive patrol around 2:30 a.m. when they noticed smoke coming from the intersection of Madison Avenue and Ridgewood Avenue. They later discovered a duplex – located at 227 Madison Avenue – fully engulfed in flames.  When fire crews arrived, they were met with heavy flames and smoke.  Firefighters told FOX 35 News they had a difficult time working

A Florida man faces several felony charges after allegedly beating and dragging a pregnant woman through the streets, police say. Jean Washington, 37, was booked on Jan. 18, for the charge of violating sex offender registration requirements and was formally arrested Monday for the incident reported by his intimate partner, a complaint obtained from the Miami-Dade Police Department shows. According to the arrest report, the two had been in a relationship for more than two years and she is three

Fort Myers Police have responded to a fatal crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle on State Road 82 near Tetter Road. All westbound lanes of State Road 82 were closed for hours at Forum Boulevard, with traffic diverting onto Forum, Wednesday morning. FMPD updated the situation via X at 12:36 p.m., all roadways have since reopened for usual traffic. Compassionate Support for Motorcycle Accident Victims: Motorcycle accidents can be devastating, and Ovadia Law Group offers compassionate support for victims.

A Florida man suspected in the separate murders of a missing woman and a man at a homeless camp has been captured after two months on the run, authorities said Tuesday. Enrique Martinez, 26, was found wandering on a sidewalk near Cooley Road and SR 540 in Winter Haven, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced at a news conference. “He was pretty good at avoiding us for a period of time, but our deputies and detectives, who are the very best, never gave up,”