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League of Women Voters calls for stricter gun laws after Orlando shooting

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In the wake of the 2 a.m. shooting at The Pulse nightclub in Orlando, The League of Women Voters issued a news release by email Sunday morning titled “Florida Must Lead on Gun Safety,” calling for tightening background checks and “extensive, required safety training” for any gun buyers. “The time for action is NOW,” the press release states. “Guns kill people. That is a fact. Florida must be a leader NOW for necessary gun legislation.” The release calls gun safety “a public…

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1 dead after deputy-involved shooting in St. Petersburg

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Florida authorities say a deputy has been involved in fatal shooting in St. Petersburg. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office says a call came in about 3:30 a.m. Saturday. Detectives were gathering evidence near the scene at 23rd Street S. and 21st Avenue S. Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Spencer Gross tells WFLA-TV that a suspect is deceased. Republished with permission of the Associated Press.

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Police: Car recovered from St. Petersburg shooting that wounded young girl

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St. Petersburg police have recovered the car they believe to have been used in a drive-by shooting that injured a 3-year-old girl and a 23-year-old man. Police said in a news release that both of the victims, 3-year-old Jayla Mack and 23-year-old Terrell Holliman, are expected to survive the Thursday afternoon shooting. Authorities say they found the car abandoned late Thursday near Lake Maggiore, about two miles away from the site of the shooting. The car has been towed and…

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St. Cloud police say mom mistook daughter for intruder, shot her dead

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A mother in central Florida mistook her daughter for an intruder and shot her to death, police said Wednesday. The mother was asleep when she heard someone enter her home late Tuesday, St. Cloud police Sgt. Denise Roberts said Wednesday. The mother told police she heard footsteps approaching quickly so she fired a single shot. She then discovered the person was her 27-year-old daughter, according to a news release from police. The daughter was taken to a hospital where she…

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