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Survivor of Palmetto Expressway shooting had just picked up friend at jail, mother says

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Passenger dies after barrage of bullets goes through car HIALEAH, Fla. – The red Nissan slammed into a barrier wall along the busy Palmetto Expressway just seconds after it was struck by bullets on Wednesday afternoon. The driver’s mother told Local 10 News that her son had just picked up his friend from jail and they were driving northbound on the Palmetto Expressway when someone in a dark-colored SUV started shooting into the... [...]

TikTok challenge targets unsuspecting victims and police are sounding a warning

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HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – It’s hot and trending on social media platform TikTok. It’s called the “Orbeez challenge” and it encourages kids to shoot at strangers and at each other. The challenge is becoming a dangerous trend with young people shooting Orbeez, a specific brand of water beads, who are challenged to shoot them from splatter ball guns. “Injuries to their face. Injuries to their abdomen,” said Corporal Donte Phillips of... [...]

Police: 7-year-old detained after gun brought to elementary school

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Fort Lauderdale police are investigating after a 7-year-old brought a gun to school Friday, authorities said. Police were called to Dillard Elementary School at 2330 NW 12th Court just before 8 a.m. According to Detective Ali Adamson, who is also a spokeswoman for the police department, staff members were notified that the student had a gun on campus, and the school’s guardian was able to speak with the child... [...]

Man arrested after parking space dispute in Hialeah leaves woman dead

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HIALEAH, Fla. – A man has been arrested, nearly a month after a mother of two was killed over a parking space dispute in Hialeah, authorities confirmed. Hialeah police said Brandon Zambrano, 22, was taken into custody Wednesday with assistance from the Broward Sheriff’s Office. He faces charges of second-degree murder, petit theft and burglary. The incident occurred early in the morning on Feb. 13. According to police, Zambrano ran... [...]

South Florida students hold walkouts against ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – South Florida students are continuing to hold protests against Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill Thursday, which lawmakers passed earlier this week and which the governor is expected to sign into law. Students at MAST Academy in Key Biscayne will walk out of class at 1:20 p.m. in protest of the bill, and students at Pembroke Pines Charter School will do the same at 2 p.m. The walkouts come after... [...]