A man was shot and killed in Ruskin on Thursday. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported shooting in the 500 block of Laguna Mill Drive at around 8:30 p.m. A man was found with a gunshot wound to his upper body. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. The sheriff’s office did not say what led up to the shooting or if anyone was taken into custody. It was an isolated incident and there is no threat
The man accused of seriously injuring two people last month when his speeding Tesla slammed into their vehicle and knocked it off Roosevelt Bridge faces three new charges, the Stuart Police Department (SPD) revealed. Court records show Adam Alaoui had already faced two charges of leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury. On Friday, SPD reported two counts of DUI with serious bodily injury and a single allegation of DUI causing property damage have been added. Alaoui was arrested
The owner of an unlicensed, at-home day care in St. Petersburg is facing child neglect charges after a 2-year-old child in her care broke their leg, according to an affidavit. Earlier this month, St. Pete police responded to the home located at 1626 21st Avenue South after the child broke their right leg. The owner, 25-year-old Aniya Johnson, told officials the child fell, but medical doctors said the injury “couldn’t have come from just falling,” due to the type of
A multi-vehicle crash and disabled vehicles on the shoulders have resulted in long traffic delays for miles along stretches of Interstate 75 in and around Marion County. According to an incidents list from FL511.com, a multi-vehicle crash took place at around 11:54 a.m. just beyond mile marker 336 on I-75 South in Marion County. As of 12:55 p.m., the right shoulder is blocked and traffic is slow for several miles north of the incident. Additionally, a disabled vehicle on I-75
A man has been convicted in the 2019 beating death of a business associate in Hialeah Gardens, while his brother was found innocent in the killing. Zadiel Rivero was convicted Friday of second-degree murder in the February 2019 killing of 31-year-old Frank Canet. Rivero’s brother, Zandy de la Osa, was found not guilty of the charge. Jurors had begun deliberations on Thursday afternoon and returned their verdict by midday Friday. Throughout the trial, the siblings did not dispute most of the graphic surveillance video
After a man was shot and killed in his car at a grocery store and the West Palm Beach Police Department’s announcement of a suspect’s arrest on Thursday, the arrest report detailing the investigation and the shooter’s mugshot was released on Friday. A ShotSpotter gunshot alert reported eight rounds were fired at Adams Grocery on 2121 N. Tamarind Avenue, at around 8 p.m. on August 23.At the scene, officers found the victim— Tysen Mikenzie Cox. Detectives said the 21-year-old was shot in
A child is hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after being shot in the area of South Park Road and 5th street in Hollywood on Thursday. Police say the victim and the shooter got into an argument last night resulting in the victim being shot in the head. The child was transported to Joe DiMaggio Hospital to receive proper treatment for their injuries. Police classified the shooting as an isolated incident and the child is excepted to survive. Negligent shooting incidents
Two men who created a panic at the Gardens Mall that caused a massive response from multiple law enforcement agencies on Valentine’s Day have pleaded guilty to federal charges. The shooting on Feb. 14 sent shoppers fleeing for their safety and prompted an early closure of the mall. WPTV had breaking news coverage for much of the afternoon on the day of the shooting and has closely covered this case. Devon Graham, 29, of Riviera Beach, who police identified as the shooter, and Kamarcio
Photo by: nbcmiami A teen who was behind the wheel of a speeding Corvette that caused a fiery crash on Alligator Alley last year that killed a box truck driver has been arrested, authorities said. Jose Manuel Ruiz, who was 18 at the time of the May 30, 2023 crash and is now 19, was booked into the Broward main jail Thursday on vehicular homicide and reckless driving charges, records showed. The crash happened in the northbound lanes of Interstate 75 west
Photo by: local10 A crash involving a FedEx truck led to delays on Florida’s Turnpike Friday. The wreck happened in the toll road’s southbound lanes, just south of Okeechobee Road near Hialeah Gardens and Medley. Video from Sky 10 showed a crane lifting the truck and some packages on the road as crews diverted slow-moving traffic around multiple blocked lanes. It’s not clear if anyone was injured. Local 10 News has contacted Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and the Florida Highway Patrol
A lightning strike sparked a house fire Thursday evening in Pinellas County, according to Seminole Fire Rescue. Firefighters were dispatched at 5:22 p.m. to a home on 128th Way near 91st Avenue N. According to fire crews, two people were inside the home when it was hit by lightning during a thunderstorm. They were able to get out safely once they realized their house was on fire. No one was injured, but the house was heavily damaged. The Red Cross is
The Florida Highway Patrol said it is investigating a deadly crash on Friday involving an ATV and a truck in Fleming Island. FHP said the crash happened on U.S. 17 northbound at Hibernia Road in Clay County when a side-by-side vehicle and a pickup truck collided. It wasn’t immediately clear how many people were killed. FHP said around 11:45 a.m. there was no road blockage but asked people in the area to use caution as troopers investigated the scene. No