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Photo by: wsvn  Reports of a fire at a condominium caused a massive response from over 20 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units and paramedics. It happened just before 6:45 a.m., Tuesday morning in the 1300 block of Southwest 122nd Avenue. When fire rescue arrived, many residents were evacuating their homes and gathering in the parking lot. A kitchen fire in one of the apartment units was identified as the source and crews began to battle the blaze. According to Miami-Dade Fire

 A Largo man was arrested by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday after he allegedly shot a 12-year-old boy. Yancy Crowder, 31, was charged with aggravated child abuse with a deadly weapon, felon in possession of a firearm, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. According to a Sheriff’s Office report, deputies responded to the Verona Avenue home on Friday at about 6:34 p.m. after receiving a report that shots were fired. Upon arrival, they found the 12-year-old victim

On Sunday, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office released the names of two people who died in a two-car collision on Friday. The sheriff’s office said Roben Desarmes, 52, and Yulissa Medrano Perez, 40, were passengers who died. According to the report, a Toyota Corolla violated the right of way of a Toyota Rav 4 that caused the collision at the intersection of South State Road 7 and Armone Place (East)/ Osprey Pond Lane (West). Desarmes and Perez were two

 A pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle in Polk County on Friday after he attempted to cross U.S. Highway 27, authorities said. A Nissan Rogue, driven by a 47-year-old Winter Haven man, was traveling southbound on U.S. 27 at about 8:43 p.m. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report, the Nissan driver continued through the intersection of Sanders Road with a green traffic signal and hit the pedestrian. The pedestrian, a 41-year-old Davenport man, had attempted to

Two 13-year-old boys were shot in front of a St. Petersburg convenience store Monday afternoon. Police said the shooting happened on the 1400 block of 22nd St. South. On Tuesday, police said the two teens were targeted due to a neighborhood dispute. Police said the shooter left in a 4-door white sedan, and the two shooting victims were taken to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital to be treated for their injuries. According to St. Petersburg Police, one of the victims

Photo by: Fox35orlando  A shooting at the Oak Shadow Condominiums in Pine Hills sent one person to the hospital on Monday evening, and police are now searching for the suspect. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. near Silver Star Road and North Powers Drive.  When deputies arrived, they found a man in his 30s who had been shot, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. He was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.  Orange County deputies are searching for

Photo by: wfla A man died after he was found lying in the street with “multiple stab wounds” on Monday night, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s office announced. Deputies were called to 7570 46th Avenue North around 6:50 p.m. for reports of a man lying on the ground bleeding. When deputies arrived, they found the man suffering from multiple stab wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The sheriff’s office said the investigation is still “very active” and ongoing, but

A shooting took place Sunday evening at Palm Avenue in Fort Myers, sending one person to a hospital. NBC2 asked neighbors what they saw, but nobody felt comfortable talking on camera. They said a cookout was taking place before shots were fired. NBC2 is working to find out how the victim is doing and what led up to the shooting. Advocating for Victims of Negligent Shootings Negligent shootings can have life-altering consequences, leaving victims and their families devastated. At Ovadia

A 40-year-old man drowned over the Labor Day holiday weekend after being swept out into the Gulf of Mexico by a rip current, according to deputies.  The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said the incident happened Saturday at James Lee Park in Destin.  The man, who has not yet been identified, was swimming with his juvenile son, who also got pulled out by the rip current, deputies said. The boy was rescued from the water, however, and the latest update has

Photo by: Indian River County Sheriff’s Office The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide Monday morning. Officials say the shooting took place around 2:51 a.m. in an empty lot near 4016 Old Dixie Highway, not far from the Players Pool Lounge in Gifford. The sheriff’s office says hundreds of cars lined Old Dixie Highway by the lounge and the Kool Kuts Barber Shop when several shots were heard. When officials responded to the area, they found an

Photo by: nbc-2 A car crashed into a home on St. Clair Avenue W in North Fort Myers Sunday. The lanai screen is caved in, there is rubble everywhere, pieces of the car are in the front yard and the garage door was damaged. This happened around 2 a.m., according to the owner, who heard a loud boom that woke her up. No one was injured. North Fort Myers Fire responded. The owner said the Red Cross is helping them