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One person was shot Thursday night in Winter Haven, the Winter Haven Police Department announced. The shooting occurred around 11:00 p.m. Thursday at Briarcrest Apartments. According to WHPD, there is no threat to the public. Shooting incidents can have devastating consequences, leaving victims with severe injuries and emotional trauma. At Ovadia Law Group, we understand the complexities involved in shooting cases and are here to provide the legal support you need. Our experienced attorneys specialize in handling these sensitive cases

A man in his mid-50s was shot multiple times Friday morning on East Bay Street, according to police. Police said his injuries were not life-threatening when he was taken to a nearby hospital. The investigation revealed that the man left a nearby business after an argument and was shot multiple times as he tried to leave the area. Detectives were looking for evidence, witnesses, and video surveillance. If you know anything about the shooting, please call 904-630-0500 or email jsocrimetips@jaxsheriff.org. You

Picture courtesy NorthEscambia.com  Two people are dead after a three-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon in north Escambia County. It happened around noon on Highway 97 near North Highway 99 in Walnut Hill. According to NorthEscambia.com, the crash involved two vehicles and a passenger car. A red pickup truck flipped on its roof in the crash. The driver was flown to the hospital as a trauma alert, according to NorthEscambia.com. Another vehicle ran off the road and struck a ditch. That driver

 First responders rushed to the scene of a deadly fire at a Key West apartment. It happened Thursday evening in a three-bedroom unit in a public housing building at 1010 Emma St. in the island’s Bahama Village neighborhood. According to authorities, two adults and one child were killed in the blaze. They were identified Friday as JD, 41, E P, 38, and DD, 7. Video taken at the scene shows several people near the home, very frantic and shouting as

photo by: wsvn Five people were rushed to the hospital after they were involved in a rollover crash in Northwest Miami-Dade’s Brownsville neighborhood, officials said. Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the crash along the 4900 block of Northwest 23rd Avenue, just after 8 p.m. on Thursday. 7News cameras captured an overturned SUV, car debris on the road and another damaged car on the grass between a tree and a fence. According to

Three men are dead after the vehicle they were driving in lost control and overturned Thursday evening in Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 6:15 p.m. on Hiawassee Road near Hiawassee Meadows Drive. FHP said three men were traveling in a 2003 Jeep Liberty along North Hiawassee Road when the vehicle lost control in the area of Hiawassee Meadows Drive and crossed the median into the path of a 2019 RAM pickup truck. Troopers

A driver who was being investigated for a robbery was arrested after crashing into another car Thursday in Miami, police said. According to Miami Police officials, officers spotted a white Mercedes that fit the description of a previously reported robbery traveling in the area of Northwest 23rd Avenue and 50th Street when it crashed into a vehicle. The driver in the Mercedes will face charges of possession of a stolen firearm, which was found inside the vehicle, police said. They

A 2-alarm fire shut down traffic to St. Armands Circle in Sarasota on Thursday. Sarasota County emergency crews were called to the 300 block of John Ringling Blvd. at around 11:40 a.m. No injuries were reported. Traffic is being diverted at North Washington Drive and North Adams Drive, but officials said that may change as additional units arrive. Drivers are asked to avoid the area.  Dealing with the aftermath of a fire accident can be overwhelming, but you don’t have

photo by: Iona McGregor Fire District An older man and a pet were rescued from a fire that ignited in a single-story duplex along Whiskey Creek Drive Thursday night. According to the Iona McGregor Fire District, a crew was in the area when the call came in. Crews noticed smoke coming from the unit when they arrived and received reports of a disabled, elderly man trapped in the bedroom near the front door. Firefighters found the victim approximately 10 feet inside

photo by: OCSO Highway 90 at Shoal River Bridge in Okaloosa County is closed both east and west Thursday morning following semi tractor trailer crashes. Pictures from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office show a semi crashed partially off the roadway with its back end in a ditch. In a follow-up Facebook post, the sheriff’s office says “stay home and off the roads if possible! Dangerous conditions exist on area roadways due to remaining snow, ice, water & freezing temps.” No

A fight in a gas station parking lot overnight sent one man to the hospital and another to the Manatee County jail. On Jan. 22, at 7:36 p.m., officers responded to a disturbance at the Marathon gas station in the 2000 block of 14th St. W. Witnesses reported that a customer, later identified as PS, ran over another customer with his vehicle. Witnesses said S and the victim, who arrived separately, got into an argument inside the store and continued

More details surrounding the deadly train collision in Citra have been released. Early Sunday morning, Marion County sheriff’s deputies were alerted to an accident in which a train collided with a vehicle at a railroad crossing on Citra’s Northeast 175th Street Road. According to officials, the car broke down on the train tracks, and all three occupants exited the vehicle. Lynn Foley, 43, stayed on the tracks with the vehicle. A Southbound train began to approach the stopped vehicle and