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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement confirmed to News4JAX that one of its agents shot an 18-year-old Bishop Kenny High School student in the arm on Wednesday. Sources told News4JAX it happened while the student was playing a game of “Senior Assassin” in Nassau County. The game involves groups using water guns to “shoot each other” until the last man or team is left standing. The incident occurred around 6 a.m. on Purple Martin Drive in Yulee when the FDLE

The Fort Myers Police Department is on the scene of an officer-involved shooting at Mel’s Diner on Cleveland Avenue in Fort Myers. FMPD is calling it a U.S. Marshals Service task force shooting and said no law enforcement or bystanders were injured as a result of the incident. The suspect is reportedly in custody and has been taken to the hospital. According to the U.S. Marshals Service, the suspect was identified as MS, a wanted fugitive out of Polk County.

A northwest Miami-Dade woman is facing serious charges after authorities say she fled the scene of a fatal crash on Florida’s Turnpike in Davie nearly two years ago, leaving a 35-year-old man dead and another person injured. The crash happened just before 5 a.m. on May 10, 2023, in the northbound lanes of the Turnpike just south of Interstate 595. The Florida Highway Patrol confirmed in an arrest report Wednesday that the crash involved three vehicles: a Toyota RAV4, a 2013 Infiniti

Two teenage boys had missed school, as they struggled with a sinus infection, when a fire started at their home Wednesday in Margate, according to their mother. The teens, who had missed school, rushed out of the duplex along Northwest First Street, near 60 Avenue after they saw the flames, the homeowner said. “It was on the west side it’s a storage-like closet that is attached to the building but does not have access to the structure,” Margate Fire Marshall

A school security specialist who worked at a middle school in Broward County was arrested Tuesday on accusations that she struck an intellectually delayed student, who has limited verbal skills, with a belt. According to a police report, the incident occurred just after 4 p.m. on April 5, 2024, on a school bus at Plantation Middle School, located at 6600 W. Sunrise Blvd. Police said the security specialist, KC, 31, boarded the bus at the request of the bus driver

Photo by: nbcmiami Chopper6 video captured a car on fire on westbound Interstate 595 in Broward County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Aerial images show what appears to be a white pickup burning in the left shoulder lane as fire crews work to extinguish flames. Eventually, crews manage to put out the fire. Smoke floats into the air and the pickup is left charred and gutted, video shows. NBC6 is working to learn more about the fire, including the

Columbia County Sheriff’s deputies say a deadly crash closed down roads for a few hours in Lake City Wednesday morning. The crash happened at the intersection of Northwest Lake Jeffery and Nash Road around 7 a.m. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say a pickup truck was headed north on Lake Jeffery Road and attempted to make a left turn onto Nash Road. A motorcycle headed south on Lake Jeffery Road collided with the truck. The biker, a 48-year-old man from White

photo by: wesh Chopper 2 was over a vehicle crash in the Lake Nona area that has drawn a large police and emergency crew response. Multiple cars were involved in the crash. Two cars caught on fire, Orlando Fire Rescue said. One person was severely burned. A medical helicopter was also on scene. Orlando police said all northbound and southbound lanes of Narcoosee Road are shut down. Car accidents can have a profound impact on your life, leaving you with

Shots were fired in a park in Escambia County on Tuesday night, injuring one woman. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office say the shooting happened at Oakcrest Park on Opal Avenue before 8 p.m. Five people were in the park at the time, but only one was injured. According to the sheriff’s office, a bullet grazed the woman. Her injury is non life-threatening. A home and vehicle were also struck by bullets. Crime scene investigators found shell casings at the scene.

 The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office is investigating after they said a 17-year-old girl was found dead outside of a home late Monday night. The home is located in the 10700 block of Northeast Second Avenue near Miami Shores. Investigators said the victim had been visiting her boyfriend, who lives at the residence. The victim’s brother, who arrived at the scene after the death was reported, was heard telling police, “They don’t want to open the door, and they said my sister

A couple of crashes on Interstate 95 early Wednesday created delays in Brevard County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The first crash happened near mile marker 181, just north of US-192 in Melbourne. Another crash happened near the same mile marker. According to the FHP, one of the crashes involved a motorcycle and Mini Cooper. The motorcyclist, a 64-year-old Palm Bay man, was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Troopers said there was roadblock on all northbound lanes