Florida shooting

At least 12 injured in late-night shooting near Florida A&M University stadium in Tallahassee

Police said 11 of the 12 injured sustained gunshot wounds, adding that 6 of the injured were adults and 6 were juveniles.

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A police officer with the Florida Highway Patrol looks on before the start of a game between the Florida State Seminoles and the Kent State Golden Flashes at Doak S. Campbell Stadium on September 20, 2025 in Tallahassee, Florida; Illustrative.
A police officer carries a weapon as he helps after two City of Miami police officers were shot on October 09, 2025, in Miami, Florida. Two City of Miami police officers were shot in the city’s Allapattah neighborhood during an investigation.

Florida man indicted for federal hate crimes in attempted mass shooting targeting Jews at AIPAC

According to court records, Pemberton armed himself with an AR-15 kitted with a silencer and traveled to an AIPAC office on 23 Dec, 2024, where he attempted to target the organization's employees. 

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'Putting profits over safety': Florida A-G sues OpenAI over 'harm caused to Floridians' - report

"The rise of OpenAI is attributable to a web of deceit and the exploitation of users, leveraging their data and safety to boost OpenAI’s market value at unacceptable costs,” said the complaint.

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Seized Chinese drones to be used as shotgun targets in massive US counter-drone drill

The 500 Chinese-made drones will be used for target practice in the largest counter-drone destruction event held in the United States

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Florida school mass shooter to be sentenced to life in prison

A Florida judge sentenced Nikolas Crus, the man who killed 17 students and staff at a school in Parkland, to life in prison.

NOVEMBER 2, 2022ByREUTERS
Nikolas Cruz appears in a police booking photo after being charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder following a Parkland school shooting, at Broward County Jail in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. February 15, 2018. Broward County Sheriff/Handout via REUTERS

Parkland school shooter sentenced to life in prison

Jurors determined Thursday that Nikolas Cruz should be sentenced to life in prison for a 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 people.

OCTOBER 13, 2022ByREUTERS
Nikolas Cruz appears in a police booking photo after being charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder following a Parkland school shooting, at Broward County Jail in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. February 15, 2018. Broward County Sheriff/Handout via REUTERS

Defense attorney claims Parkland shooter was damaged before birth

Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz's defense attorney portrayed him as a victim from the womb, saying that he suffered from fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, among other mental illnesses.

AUGUST 23, 2022ByRAFAEL OLMEDA/ SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL/ TNS
Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and Westglades Middle School gather near memorials at a park where they marched as part of a National School Walkout, to honor the 17 students and staff members killed at the high school in Parkland, Florida

Florida teen shot dead over stolen Pokémon cards and pizza

Official documents stated that the suspects included two young men in dark hoodies and face masks.

APRIL 30, 2022ByGADI ZAIG
A newly constructed Target store is shown in San Diego, California, U.S. May 17, 2016.

US to pay $127.5 mln to resolve 2018 Parkland school shooting claims

The US government reached a settlement in November with the families of students and faculty who were killed and injured during the shooting.

MARCH 17, 2022ByREUTERS
Flowers are placed at a memorial and photo of a victim before a memorial service on the one-year anniversary of the shooting which claimed 17 lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, US, February 14, 2019.

Two shootings in Florida's Miami-Dade County leave 12 wounded

Eight people were wounded in the first shooting, including six who were critically injured.

JANUARY 4, 2021ByREUTERS
Police officers cordon off a street outside The Jacksonville Landing after a shooting during a video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida August 26, 2018

Florida man jailed after threatening to shoot up local synagogue

Police told the Daytona Beach News Journal that the victim is a Jewish man who rejected romantic advances from Hanson Larkin.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019ByMARCY OSTER/JTA
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Parkland Sheriff Scott Israel sues to get job back after suspension

DeSantis had said on the campaign trail that Israel should be suspended for how he and his office handled the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, which killed 17 students and teachers.

MARCH 11, 2019ByJTA/MARCY OSTER
Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel speaks to the media while Florida Governor Rick Scott listens outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School one day after a shooting at the school left 17 dead, in Parkland, Florida, U.S.

Sheriff Scott Israel: I will be suspended over school shooting

Scott Israel, who has worked in law enforcement for 30 years, has acknowledged that there were mistakes in his office’s response to the Parkland shooting.

JANUARY 9, 2019ByJTA
Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel speaks to the media while Florida Governor Rick Scott listens outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School one day after a shooting at the school left 17 dead, in Parkland, Florida, U.S.

Fathers of Parkland shooting victims have opposing gun control opinions

That bloody day forever changed the lives of their families and the Parkland community.

NOVEMBER 2, 2018ByJOSEFIN DOLSTEN/JTA
Students are evacuated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during a shooting incident in Parkland, Florida, February 14