A man in Miami faces second-degree murder charges after police said he fatally shot a AAA contract worker over the amount of time he waited to get assistance. »
Angry Florida Man Shoots AAA Worker Because of Long Response Time
Tag: Guns
Florida currently has 1,772,523 Concealed Weapon Permit Holders
According to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Licensing, as of June 30, 2017, there are 1,772,523 civilians with a “Concealed Weapon or Firearm” license. [PDF] Welcome to Florida: The Gunshine State »
Priest Pulls a Gun Out During Florida Road Rage Incident
William Rian Adams, 35, was arrested in connection with a road rage incident on Florida’s Turnpike near Palm City Wednesday after pulling out a gun, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. According to an FHP report, Adams — a priest at Calvary Episcopal Church in Fletcher, N.C. — was driving a red Chevrolet Corvette when […] »
Old Man Steals Kid’s Phone and Gets Gun Pulled on Him in Road Rage Incident
Meanwhile in The Villages, the world’s largest retirement city… 57-year-old Anthony Albert Arjbay was cruising along County Road 466 on the afternoon of July 1st, probably on his way to a shuffleboard tournament or something. A young whippersnapper in a Honda passed him. »
Jacksonville Man Sits on Gun, Shoots Self in Penis
38-year-old says gun was in driver's seat of car when he sat on it »
Pinellas County Deputy boasts online, “Nothing Like Almost Shooting Someone to Set Your Head Right”
A Florida sheriff’s deputy is out of a job after a photo surfaced of him boasting about almost shooting someone to “set [his] head right.” The Snapchat photo, which was posted June 25, shows Deputy Austen Callus, 23, sitting in a vehicle in plain clothes. The caption read, “Nothing like almost shooting someone to set […] »
Florida Man Fights Off 5 Shotgun Wielding Robbers With a Machete
The homeowner told police two other robbers escaped. The two suspects and two others were eventually found at a nearby gas station. »
Florida Toddler pulls Loaded Gun from Toy Box during Child Welfare Investigation
A Boynton Beach toddler found a loaded pistol in his “My Little Learning” toy box while officials were investigating his home for possible child neglect. The 3-year-old boy wanted to bring out his toys while officers were in his home, according to a police report. His toy box had several small books in it, but […] »
Immunity For Cop Who Raided Wrong Home, Shot Man’s Dog As It Ran Away
A Florida police officer responsible for killing a man’s dog after he entered the wrong apartment in a botched raid committed no rights violations and is entitled to immunity, a federal court has ruled. According to a federal lawsuit, Officer Michael McBride was one of six Hollywood police officers and two Broward Sheriff’s deputies that […] »
Florida Man named Trigger accidentally shoots himself in ankle at Dollar General
HUDSON — A man left a Dollar General store with a gunshot wound Sunday after he was accidentally shot by his own firearm. Jason Trigger, 35, of Port Richey entered the discount store off U.S. 19 in Hudson at about 3:30 p.m. to pick up boxes for a friend. Tucked against his right hip was […] »
Florida Man Shoots Python Eating his Goat
COLLIER COUNTY, Fla – A Florida man is recalling an incident that has gone viral on social media. Scott Dame of Collier County discovered a 12-foot python wrapped around his goat, the snake swallowing the goat’s head. He shot it with his .45 caliber pistol 8 times. »
Florida woman pulls gun on clerk who refused dirty pennies
Police in Florida are trying to identify a woman they say pulled two guns on a convenience store clerk after he refused to accept a jar of dirty pennies as payment. Melbourne police said the woman showed up early Wednesday morning at a 7-Eleven, picked up a few items and then gave the clerk the […] »
Orlando woman plans to take her gun into Target bathrooms to protect herself from transgender people
After Target announced its transgender customers and employees can use store bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity, Orlando-based Liberty Counsel president Anita Staver said she would be taking her Glock .45 into Target’s restrooms, saying the gun “identifies as my bodyguard.” I’m taking a Glock .45 to the ladies room. It identifies as my […] »
Popeyes employee shot in leg after customer says meal cost too much
Jacksonville officers are looking for a man accused of shooting a Popeyes employee in the leg Wednesday night. According to the police report, officers were called to Popeyes Chicken on North Edgewood Avenue at about 9 p.m. in reference to an employee who was shot in the leg. Officers interviewed the restaurant’s employees, who said […] »
More road rage gun violence in Florida than any other state
TAMPA (FOX 13) – More people are using guns to solve disagreements on the road, and more of those incidents happen in Florida than any other state, according to a new study. The Trace, an independent nonprofit, news organization reviewed data collected by the Gun Violence Archive between 2014 and 2016. The study found the […] »
Florida Man, 76, shoots wife in butt after she refuses sex
An elderly newlywed who told police he had yet to consummate his marriage allegedly shot his wife in the butt for refusing his advances. Donald Royce, 76, of Lehigh Acres, Florida, admitted to authorities that he shot his wife after an argument about the couple’s sleeping arrangements. Royce told deputies from the Lee County Sheriff’s […] »
Florida man shot cat ‘because it looked at him like he owned the place’
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. – An Ormond Beach man could face animal cruelty charges after deputies said he shot a cat that defecated on his yard last week. Heidi Hatheaway, along with other residents at the Pinewood Trailer Park, are now mourning the loss of a feline that belonged to 60-year-old Hung Nguyen. The cat owner […] »
South Florida rapper busted for guns, drugs while illegally parked in handicapped spot
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – South Florida rapper Stitches was arrested after police found a gun and drugs in his car when he was stopped for parking in a handicapped spot. Phillip Katsabanis, whose stage name is Stitches, was stopped Wednesday after his Porsche was seen in a handicapped space without a permit outside a Whole […] »
Eustis police officer accused of waving gun at woman in road-rage incident
EUSTIS, Fla. – A Eustis police officer is off the job, accused of waving her gun at another woman in a fit of road rage. Deputies said it happened in a beauty shop parking lot in the 7000 block of West Colonial Drive. It’s not the first time Senior Officer Theresa Graham has been accused […] »
Teen arrested after Palm Springs man robbed while holding son
PALM SPRINGS – A man was holding his son in mid-November at his Palm Springs home when five people pulled up in a dark-colored sedan, he told village police. One held the man at gunpoint and told him to “run the chain,” the man told police. The suspect then ripped the chain necklace off the […] »
Florida Man Accidentally Shoots Weapon in Club while Taking Gun Selfie
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A man has been arrested after he reportedly went into the bathroom of a St. Pete club to take a selfie with a handgun, but it went off and shot through the women’s restroom next door. Ron Sorn, 34, tried to run from Club Lust after the gun went off, but […] »
Bradenton Man Makes Underwater Glock 9mm to Hunt Lionfish
"It just seemed like the thing to do, take a gun underwater and shoot fish with it..." -Florida Man (Courtland Hunt, of Bradenton) »
More Florida People Shooting Stuff
#BREAKING 1 dead in shooting outside #FruitlandPark Wal-Mart. Deputies just put a tent over the body @WESH pic.twitter.com/mMG8Shq36E — Adrian Whitsett (@AdrianWhitsett) September 20, 2016 »
Florida Cop Accidentally Shoots and Kills 73 Year Old Librarian As Crowd Watches in Horror
A 73-year-old librarian became the latest victim of police in Punta Gorda, Florida. However, her tragic death — in front of 34 people, during an officer’s demonstration about police use of deadly force — is far from the, unfortunately common, tales of violence by law enforcement. Mary Knowlton signed up to be a student in […] »
Tampa Mayor jokes about watching reporters ‘cry like little girls’ as he pointed machine gun at them
Last year, Bob Buckhorn stood on a Navy warfare boat and fired blanks from a .50-caliber machine gun as a crowd watched. The Tampa mayor was just “rescued” from his mock captors as part of a military demonstration in Florida. At this year’s Special Operations Forces Industry Conference, Buckhorn talked about that experience and joked about pointing the machine gun […] »
Florida Man Shot by Ohio Man During Argument Over Which State has the Best Strip Clubs
Cleveland (WTFF) – A Florida man got shot in the leg at a strip club in Ohio during an argument over which state has the best strip clubs. »
More Floridians accidentally shooting people
Tyrone Fields accidentally shot Christina Meagher in the head at the Regency Inn and Suites on Church Avenue while they were having “freaky sex.” During their role play, he forgot to unload the chamber and fired a bullet into her head. Good job Tampa. Source: wtsp.com Right next door in St. Petersburg, a bail bondsman accidentally shot […] »
Florida Cracker accidentally shoots his gun in Cracker Barrel
This happened in a Cracker Barrel at 200 Hickman Circle in Sanford. Imagine you are sitting down eating typical white American food, engorging your already fat and diabetes-ridden gut with fried lard and sausage, when suddenly… GUN FIRE! Our proud ‘Murican, William Hoback, accidentally fired his gun when it slipped out of the holster. The bullet […] »
Florida Man Mistakes Girlfriend for a Hog, Shoots Her
Life at home for one Florida man got a lot more complicated when he accidentally shot his girlfriend in both legs thinking she was a hog. Flagler County Sheriff’s deputies say 52-year-old Steven Egan was hog hunting Saturday night with girlfriend Lisa Simmons at a hunting camp off a rural county road in Flagler, in […] »
Florida Man Fires AK-47 at Seafood Market for Running Out of Crawfish
Pensacola (WTFF) – A “sovereign citizen” allegedly opened fire at a seafood market after learning that they had run out of crawfish. »
Huge Alligator Swimming With Deer Shot and Killed
These first 2 pictures were taken by a KTBS helicopter flying over Lake Thomas, Winter Haven, Florida. The helicopter pilot and the game wardens on the ground were in communication via 2-way radios. »
