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After a man was shot and killed in his car at a grocery store in West Palm Beach, police say they arrested the person responsible on Thursday afternoon. The West Palm Beach Police Department (WPBPD) said on August 23 at around 7 p.m., a ShotSpotter gunshot alert reported eight rounds were fired on Tamarind Avenue, off 20th Street. At the scene, officers found the victim— Tysen Mikenzie Cox. Detectives said the 21-year-old was shot while he was driving his car.

Police are looking for a pair of subjects who robbed two tattoo stop employees and shot one of them Thursday night in Kendale Lakes. The shooting happened before 8 p.m. on Miller Drive near 134th Avenue, according to Miami-Dade Police. The employees were taking a smoke break in the back of the business when they were approached by two people who robbed them at gunpoint, police said. One of the victims was shot as he was running away. He was

A tractor-trailer fire shut down all lanes on southbound Interstate 75 in Broward County on Friday morning. One lane reopened about 30 minutes later, and by 8 a.m., the scene had cleared. It happened at mile marker 41. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire or if anyone was injured. Drivers were advised to take U.S. 41 as an alternate route and avoid the area. But this wasn’t the only incident causing delays on the morning commute. Truck

A nearly year-long investigation of a fatal hit-and-run in Fort Myers has led to a woman’s arrest. According to the Fort Myers Police Department, on Sept. 24, 2023, police recovered a damaged bicycle in the southbound span of the Caloosahatchee Bridge. The next day, a body was recovered from the Caloosahatchee River and taken to the medical examiner’s office. FMPD said it was discovered during the examination that there was trauma to the body that was inconsistent with solely drowning. An

Vehicular homicide charges have been filed against the man who last month slammed into the car of a pregnant Boynton Beach woman and her mother, killing both. That driver, Neoni Copeland, 23, was being chased by three West Palm Beach Police vehicles following an attempted traffic stop. A supplemental probable cause affidavit by the Boynton Beach Police Dept. said Copeland was going 108 mph five seconds before the crash on Congress Ave. The report said surveillance video showed Copeland being

Photo by: nbc-2 The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating after a vehicle caught fire on I-75 in Bonita Springs Friday morning. The Porsche caught fire between the Bonita Beach Road and Corkscrew Road exits. FHP is investigating the cause of the fire. NBC2 has reached out for more details. You can count on NBC2 to provide updates as they are received. Experiencing a fire car accident can be both terrifying and devastating, leaving you with severe injuries, property damage, and

A man has died following an incident at an apartment complex in Orange County overnight, according to deputies. Shortly before 1 a.m. on Friday, deputies were called to the 1600 block of Americana Boulevard regarding a man found unresponsive in an apartment complex courtyard. Deputies discovered the man with “obvious trauma” to his body, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. He was taken to a local hospital, where he later died. His identity has not been released, but officials

Photo by: msn Northbound lanes of I-95 North have reopened after a deadly wreck in Riviera Beach that caused a traffic jam that extended for more than 10 miles into Lake Worth Beach. The crash involved multiple vehicles and happened near the SR-708/Blue Heron Boulevard interchange (exit 76), according to the Florida Department of Transportation. With most lanes closed down following the wreck, which happened around 3:30 p.m., traffic soon backed up across all of them. FL511 cameras showed drivers at a

Marion County Fire Rescue crews saved a worker after he fell from a ladder into a wastewater tank being built. MCFR officials say around noon on Tuesday a construction worker fell at the new wastewater facility under construction at Southwest 80th Street Road. When rescue crews arrived, they found the worker at the bottom of an empty tank. Paramedics went into the tank to tend to the man while firefighters rigged a basket for a hoist mission. Crews successfully lifted

The Brief A Florida woman has been arrested in connection with the death of her boyfriend’s young daughter, according to deputies. Tyshael Elise Martin, 34, was taken into custody near her Montverde home Wednesday evening and faces charges of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, and child neglect, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation began on June 17, when 9-year-old Jamaria Sessions was found unresponsive at the Harbor Oaks Drive home she shared with Martin. Emergency personnel discovered the girl with

A Lakes Wales man is charged with attempted first-degree murder in the shooting of another man. Around 11:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Lake Wales police officers responded to the 100 block of W. Park Avenue for reports of a shooting. When they arrived, they found a man laying in an alleyway with a gunshot wound to the chest. The man was taken to a hospital where he is in critical condition. Officers established a perimeter and began looking for the shooter. With the

Photo by: wfla A crash in Tampa blocked multiple lanes of I-275 southbound on Thursday. All southbound lanes were closed, and traffic is being diverted to exit at MLK Jr. Blvd. Traffic also backed up on I-275 northbound. The crash appears to have involved a rock hauler or concrete truck. There is no word yet on what caused the crash or if anyone was hurt. The lanes have since reopened. This is a developing story.  Car accidents can leave you