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A man who was shot in the head and critically injured Tuesday night near Jacksonville’s Moncrief area was found because of a ShotSpotter alert and 911 call, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Police responded to the scene on West 21st Street near Moncrief Road around 9:30 p.m. after receiving a ShotSpotter notification, followed by the 911 call. The officers found a man with a gunshot wound to the head, and the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department took him to

A 56-year-old Cape Coral woman is killed in a deadly crash that blocked part of Burnt Store Road near the Lee and Charlotte County line. According to the Florida Highway Patrol live traffic site, the fatal crash happened near Burnt Store Road and Vincent Avenue. Troopers were dispatched to the scene at approximately 5:24 p.m. The woman was driving a Ford Sedan and traveling south on Burnt Store Rd. Tuesday night. The other driver, a 42-year-old man from Hialeah, was

Five people were injured in a crash between a pickup truck and an SUV along State Road 780 (Fruitville Road) near Laceleaf Boulevard in Sarasota County. The crash happened at approximately 1:10 p.m. on Tuesday. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a pickup truck, driven by a 28-year-old Sarasota man, was traveling east on SR-780 just east of Laceleaf Blvd. An SUV, driven by a 68-year-old Naples woman, was traveling west on SR-780 before the crash. FHP troopers said the

One adult and six kids were transported to a nearby hospital after a vehicle crashed into a tree in Altamonte Springs, according to the Seminole County Fire Department. Up to 10 emergency vehicles were on the scene near Gateway Drive and Keller Road, SCFD told WESH 2. The adult and two kids were transported as a trauma alert. The ages for kids range from 3 to 13, officials said. This is a developing story. Local Expertise with a Proven Track

The Brief A bicyclist was rushed to the hospital Tuesday afternoon after colliding with a vehicle in Clearwater, officials said.  First responders said the crash happened after 2:30 p.m. at the intersection of Court Street and Lincoln Avenue. They said a man on a bicycle collided with the vehicle.  The bicyclist was taken to Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital in St. Petersburg as a trauma alert with possible life-threatening injuries, according to Clearwater officials.  The westbound lanes of Court Street are closed

Courtesy: Citrus County Fire Rescue. The Brief A home in Floral City was destroyed after a fire broke out on Tuesday morning, according to Citrus County Fire Rescue. Crews responded to South Great Oaks Drive at 6:22 a.m. where they found the home fully engulfed in flames. The woman resident told fire crews that she woke up to a burning electrical smell and saw an orange glow. That’s when she took her child and left the house as another person tried to

A fire broke out in the laundry room of a Miami Beach condominium on Tuesday morning, sending three people to the hospital, authorities said. Miami Beach Fire Rescue responded at approximately 9:59 a.m. to the high-rise at 5005 Collins Ave., where crews quickly arrived and contained the flames, officials said. Authorities said three individuals were transported for medical treatment — one to Mount Sinai Medical Center and two others to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center. Their ages, genders or

A 48-year-old Miami man is facing charges after police say he assaulted his cousin and wounded another man in a dispute that stemmed from an argument over an air fryer last month. According to the Miami Police Department, the incident happened on May 6 at an undisclosed location. Officers said AJ became angry after confronting his cousin about an air fryer he didn’t have. J’s cousin told police he had been hanging out on a patio when Johnson approached him

A 62-year-old Escambia County woman has died from injuries sustained in an Alabama crash in mid-May. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says Mary Burt, of Walnut Hill, passed away last Friday at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. The crash happened the evening of May 15 on Monroe County 45 near Matheny Road in Monroe County, Alabama. ALEA says Burt was initially critically injured when the 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan she was driving left the roadway, struck a culvert and overturned. She was

(Bradenton Police Department) Three people are facing charges after a road rage incident about a turn signal ended in a shooting and crash, the Bradenton Police Department announced. On Monday, around 3:20 p.m., RP, 33, was waiting in a Jeep Compass to turn left out of the parking lot at 101 Riverfront Boulevard when A W, 20, was driving a Buick sedan east on Riverfront Boulevard and turned left into the parking lot. W parked his vehicle when Poole backed

Two people have been arrested for a deadly stabbing near Plant Bamboo on Saturday night. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) told CBS12 News on Tuesday morning that they have two people in custody and are expected to release more information on the suspects later in the day. According to MCSO, they received a 911 call from the victim on Saturday night stating he had been stabbed, and he collapsed along County Road 714, also known as Southwest Martin Highway. Deputies said

Photo by: St. Lucie County Fire District The St. Lucie County Fire District is responding to a commercial fire in Port St. Lucie Tuesday morning. One firefighter and another person were taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Firefighters arrived at the fire at South East Pools and Spas just after 5:30 a.m. Pictures show the business located in the 7300 block of U.S. Highway 1 engulfed in flames. Officials said upon arrival, the building was about 50% consumed.