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2 Women Arrested for Helping Man Wanted in Orlando, Fla., Police Shooting
Two women were arrested in Florida on Wednesday for helping a man wanted in the fatal shooting of his pregnant ex-girlfriend and an Orlando, Fla., police officer, officials announced, according to Reuters. The women reportedly helped the man on separate occasions over the last month. Jameis Slaughter, 25, an ex-girlfriend of murder suspect Markeith Loyd,…
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Fla. Teen Accused of Masquerading as Doctor Indicted in Separate Va. Fraud Case
The Florida teen who is already facing multiple charges for allegedly pretending to be a doctor is now facing even more charges in a separate Virginia fraud case, NBC News reports. According to the report, Malachi Love-Robinson was indicted by a Virginia grand jury for allegedly attempting to illegally buy a $35,000 Jaguar, authorities confirmed…
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Fla. Man Charged With Helping Suspect Days Before Shooting Death of Orlando Cop
Authorities have arrested an employee at a fried-chicken restaurant, accusing the worker of helping a murder suspect evade capture two days before authorities say the same suspect fatally shot an Orlando, Fla., police officer, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, Zarghee Mayan allegedly gave restaurant food to his former co-worker Markeith Demangzlo Loyd,…
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Massive Manhunt Underway for Suspect Who Fatally Shot Orlando, Fla., Police Officer
A massive manhunt is underway in Florida after a man fatally shot an Orlando police officer Monday morning, the Associated Press reports. According to the newswire, Orlando Police Master Sgt. Debra Clayton was gunned down near a Wal-Mart store in northwest Orlando earlier Monday. The suspect has been identified as 41-year-old Markeith Loyd, who was…
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Fla. Family Finds Racial Slur and 'Trump 17' Painted on Burned Home
A Lake City, Fla., family say they’re shocked after finding racist graffiti painted on what was left of their home, which was lost in an unrelated fire on New Year’s Eve, Action News Jax reports. The family have a 6-year-old child who is battling leukemia and now cannot come home after having a bone marrow…
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Fla. 8-Year-Old Fatally Shot While Walking Home From Birthday Party
A Florida community is outraged, and a family left grieving, after a Dania Beach, Fla., 8-year-old boy was shot and killed while walking home from a birthday party, CBS Miami reports. Broward County, Fla.’s sheriff’s spokesperson Veda Coleman-Wright said that the shooting happened late Wednesday evening. Two of the boy’s adult cousins were injured in…
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Fla. Teacher Suspended Over Threat to Get Black Students 'Sent Back to Africa'
The white Pasco County, Fla., teacher who allegedly threatened to get black students sent back to Africa has been suspended without pay for three days and transferred to a different school in the county, the Tampa Bay Times reports. According to the news site, many in the community called for Wesley Chapel High School teacher…
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Oldest Member of the Tuskegee Airmen Dies in Fla. at 101
The oldest surviving member of the historic Tuskegee Airmen, Willie N. Rogers, died Friday in his hometown of St. Petersburg, Fla., at the age of 101, the Tampa Bay Times reports. According to the report, Rogers died of complications from a stroke. Rogers was a member of the renowned all-black Tuskegee Airmen, with whom he…