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Teen who shot 15-year-old girl in head charged as adult, allowed to go home

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Judge granted house arrest to teen charged with manslaughter MIAMI, Fla. – The now 18-year-old who admitted to police that he shot a 15-year-old girl in the head accidentally while playing with a gun, appeared in Miami-Dade County bond court Wednesday. Witnesses told police that Thalys Gabriel Oliveira had been pointing the gun at different people during the night in his Miami Shorecrest neighborhood apartment when he shot Arya... [...]

Teen charged as an adult in gun death of Miami Beach High freshman Arya Gray

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Prosecutors on Tuesday charged a Miami teenager as an adult for the shooting that killed 15-year-old Miami Beach High freshman Arya Gray. Thalys Oliveira will face trial on a charge of manslaughter with a deadly weapon. He turned 18 late last month, 15 days after his arrest. Miami police say that shooting happened as Oliveira was “recklessly brandishing” a gun during a late-night hangout of teenagers at his Shorecrest... [...]

Popular South Florida malls close early due to threat of protests, looting

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AVENTURA, Fla. – Two large malls in South Florida closed early on Monday out of an abundance of caution due to recent protests following the death of George Floyd. In Aventura, police referenced social media posts calling on looters to hit the area, saying they were credible enough that officers decided to stage there, ready to respond. Aventura Mall and Sawgrass Mills Mall in Sunrise both closed their doors early and had a heavy... [...]

Coronavirus in Florida: 667 new cases and 9 deaths reported in past day

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The state of Florida has reported an increase of 667 COVID-19 cases and nine deaths as a result of the coronavirus over the past 24 hours. The state is up to 56,830 total cases and 2,460 deaths in the latest numbers released by the health department Monday. Florida has confirmed at least 10,231 coronavirus-related hospitalizations since the start of the outbreak. Over the past day, Miami-Dade... [...]

57 arrests in Miami Saturday night, only 13 lived in the city

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MIAMI – City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and Miami Police Chief Jorge Colina spoke to the public about the looting and protests that took place Saturday night over the death of George Floyd. Talking about the protest in downtown Miami that started off peacefully on Saturday afternoon then quickly turned into destruction around 7:45 p.m., Colina said that of the 57 people arrested, only 13 lived in the city of Miami. Colina called... [...]