Now they may be able to establish that relationship between, I don't know, it's, uh, they're still in the process of, obviously the first priority was to get them treated and then once we can get them save lives and treated and get an interview with them, find out that they live in the area where they're visiting, you know, what while they were there. He then spent another three years in the reserves. Taylor said the area has been known as a challenged neighborhood that the department has paid a lot of attention to in recent years. The Sheriff's Office did not name any victimsexcept Gleason, whose family agreed to release the name. Yeah, massachusetts. And he said rumors that there was a second shooting scene were "incorrect.". "We have reason to believe this was a targeted event, that it was not a random act," Taylor said. A Warner Bros. Now we had another one as we were at the hospital, another gentleman walked up and presented himself and he's got *** Ricochet Williams. He had been shot once. Yeah, I'm sorry. LAKELAND, Fla. - Investigators say 10 people were injured in a Lakeland shooting, and they are now searching for the vehicle involved and the shooters. LAKELAND, Fla. - Polk County detectives were on the scene of a shooting investigation in Lakeland that resulted in two deaths Thursday afternoon. Lakeland Police Chief Sam Taylor said during a news conference that two. A $5,000 reward has been offered in partnership with Heartland Crime Stoppers Florida for information that leads to the identification and arrest of the suspects involved in the shooting. Police Chief Sam Taylor said the victims are all men between 20 and 35 years old. Taylor said police were still trying to determine how many rounds were fired, but they had identified at least two types of rounds, a .223 rifle round and a 9 mm handgun round. Anyone with information is asked to call 1-800-226-8477 or submit a tip online at www.heartlandcrimestoppers.com. Investigators said the shooting happened near Iowa Avenue North and Plum Street around 3:43 p.m. Police said there are 10 victims, two with critical injuries and eight with non-life-threatening injuries. Police responded to calls of a shooting at a location near Iowa Avenue North and Plum Street at 3:43 p.m. All the victims were adult men between 20 and 35 years old, according to Taylor. According to police, two victims are critically injured and nine face non-life-threatening injuries. Letsgetstarted. Sure, at some point, we will get you some video. I don't know that. The shooting took place at 3:43 p.m. near Iowa Avenue and Plum Street,an area Lakeland Police Chief Sammy Taylor described as a "challenged" neighborhood the Police Department has paid a lot of attention to in recent years. LAKELAND, Fla- Polk County deputies arrested three men in Lakeland after what they call a 24-hour long violent crime spree. When deputies went to the home behind that one, they found another woman, the 62-year-old grandmother of the 3-month-old boy, shot to death. Police helicopters with spotlights could be seen making sweeps over the city as of 8 p.m. Monday night looking for the suspects. Absolutely horrific. A $5,000 reward has been offered in partnership with Heartland Crime Stoppers Florida for information that leads to the identification and arrest of the suspects involved in the shooting. Greene drove the vehicle toward Harper, according to police, who fired his gun six times. This one want to be accurate on my answer. shooting in cocoa fl yesterday Tatko na pesmaricu. I've been disappointing. The shooting took place at 3:43 p.m. near Iowa Avenue and Plum Street, about a block east of Massachusetts Avenue and some 400 yards south of Memorial Boulevard. Two were in critical condition, he said. So I think it's too early. Witnesses said another seven had been rushed to Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center in private cars. Um, it's very important that we, we do both of those. Lakeland police and troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol were also involved. Lakeland shooting:Ten people shot in 'targeted attack' in midtown Lakeland, a little north of downtown, Tuesday update:Number of shooting victims rises to 11 as Lakeland police say they found the suspects' car. We have to, that is of the last report are in critical condition, One is in surgery and the other is either in surgery or headed to surgery and one was uh shot in the abdomen and the other one was shot in the face or the jaw area. Meanwhile, authorities on the scene entered one of the homes, where they found an 11-year-old girl shot several times. Lakeland Police are continuing their search for four suspects involved in a drive-by shooting that injured 11 people Monday afternoon. Investigators have a high level of confidence that theyve located the vehicle used in the shooting, said the chief. Major thoroughfare. There was *** school bus that had just dropped the Children off in the neighborhood probably *** minute before the shooting occurred. Lakeland Police Department posted a statement on its Twitter account, saying officers responded to. If you need help with the Public File, call 407-291-6000. 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Lakeland Captain Eric Harper pursued in his unmarked law enforcement vehicle starting on Cooley Road in Eagle Lake. We did not, we did not have *** second scene. Taylor said investigators believe the shooting was a targeted attack. 1:01 LAKELAND, Fla. Four people were killed, an 11-year-old girl was shot and deputies came under fire early Sunday in a neighborhood in North Lakeland, Florida. I mean, it's ***, it's ***, it's *** tough neighborhood and like say there are some challenges and the neighbors would not be incorrect. The area is barely a quarter-mile to the north of the Lakeland police headquarters. I can tell you *** lot. Many press conferences and we called at seven o'clock on *** monday night. So um, at about 3 43 this afternoon, the Lakeland Police Department started to receive multiple phone calls of *** shooting that had just occurred in the 900 block of North Iowa at Iowa and plum. After Riley was in custody, police discovered an 11-year-old girl who had been shot "multiple times," as well as a man, two women and an infant dead. Taylor said they are "pretty confident" there are at least four suspects and at least two of them were firing from the vehicle. But in 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Floridas death penalty process unconstitutional and opened the door for Serrano, and others on death row, to be resentenced. Certainly were going to be on heightened alert for some sort of retaliatory act, Taylor said, adding that theyll have extra patrols out Monday night. This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available. A neighbor at Laurel Oaks, who identified himself only as Dex, talked to TV reporters, describing the sound a steady pop, pop, pop in rapid succession, but not fast enough, he said, to be automatic weapons fire. The 11-year-old girl was taken to Tampa for treatment. He said all the victims were adult males between the ages of 20 and 35. A dark-colored vehicle slowed but didn't stop before all four windows went down, and the shooting began from all sides, according to police. As of this report, authorities have not identified a suspect or released a motive for the shooting. That area that was known. Video above: Full press conference from Lakeland policeAt least 10 people have been shot in Lakeland, which is located outside of Tampa, Monday.Police are investigating the shooting that happened near Iowa North and Plum Street at about 3:43 p.m.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsTwo men have critical injuries, and eight people have non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.Of those in critical condition, one person was shot in the abdomen, and the other person was shot in the face, police said. I just looked at some ring cellphone video 30 seconds before I came down here, there was *** four door Nissan and I'm gonna show you *** photograph of that we, that we took off the site. A mass shooting in Lakeland, Florida on Monday has left 11 people wounded, the Lakeland Police Department announced. "I guess they ran out of rounds.". Judd said the suspect was taken to Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center for treatment. Police said the shooting wasn't random and the victims were targeted. They subdued the suspect and continued treating him. This is something that Does't happen in Lakeland. Police Chief Sam Taylor said the officers wanted to arrest Greene on an outstanding warrant for burglary of a dwelling and conspiracy to commit burglary in hopes of landing an interview to ask questions about the mass shooting that injured 11 people. Um, we will be out most of the night trying to figure out who these individuals are in the vehicle, trying to locate the vehicle. The victims were males between the ages of 20 and 35. Uh, we did locate *** quantity of marijuana that was, I think it was in the, somewhere on the roadway that was secret was hidden. Um, I've been doing this for, I'll start my 35th year, uh, Wednesday february 1st and uh, I've never seen anything like this before. So about that time. Lakeland, Fla. Police say 11 people were wounded in a drive-by shooting in the central Florida community of Lakeland on Monday afternoon. This just doesn't happen in Lakeland, but today it didn't. 4 things you can do for your health, The State of Black Tampa Bay: An Exclusive Town Hall, Ybor speakeasy honors Madame Fortune Taylor, Ex got a warrant? Um, we did locate *** quantity of marijuana at the scene, which would indicate that obviously there were some narcotic sales or sales of marijuana going on at the time. 'It was an intentional act': Lakeland mass shooting leaves 10 injured, 2 in critical condition, what I'm gonna tell you is the information that we know as of one minute ago. Screengrab of an aerial video in Lakeland, Fl., following a shooting on Jan. 30, 2023. We are very confident he was in fact involved, to what extent we dont know yet, Taylor said. Judd said two separate shootouts occurred "in short order" between law enforcement and the suspect, Bryan Riley, 33, of Brandon, Florida. I counted 13, he said. According to Lakeland police, there was a shooting about 3:45 p.m. Monday. "We don't believe there's any reason the public should be concerned right now.". Um, um, and that's why I'm standing up here in front of you today because we want to locate this vehicle and locate the folks that were in that vehicle. This is what I can tell you that we've learned so far. This is a developing story. "Too early to say it's gang-related," Taylor said. Ten people were gunned down in a drive-by shooting Monday afternoon in Lakeland, Florida. I would sell it to every police chief in the nation and we would all uh implement that. He also said extra patrol officers with the department will be out Monday evening in the area to continue their investigation. Ive been here 34 years, and I can tell you I have never worked an event where this many people were shot at one time, ever, Taylor said. One man was shot in the abdomen and another was shot in the face. A crowd of people were gathered along a residential street when a dark-blue sedan rolled by, slowing but not stopping, police said. The chief says they are trying to expedite lab results from evidence found inside the vehicle. On Tuesday, January 5, 2021, deputies were contacted by a family. And when stuff like this happens, you know, it just kind of hits home with me *** little bit that, uh, you know, maybe we're not *** small town anymore and it actually is pretty sad. Taylor said police were still trying to determine how many rounds were fired, but they had identified at least two types of rounds, a .223 rifle round and a 9 mm handgun round. Research is divided. 2023, Hearst Television Inc. on behalf of WPBF-TV. The Lakeland Police Department is investigating a shooting in Lakeland that left at least 11 people injured Monday afternoon. "It was an intentional act," Lakeland Police Chief Sammy Taylor said. Four people, including a juvenile, were found dead in a Brevard County home, according to sheriffs office. Yeah, I don't know that all the folks that were shot were that way and I don't want to characterize that because I don't know. As I said, I was just, I looked at *** ring video 30 seconds before I walked down here and that was the first video I saw. Discovery Company. Um, certainly there's some chatter online about that and we're certainly cognitive that and aware of that. We have a very safe city thats why this is so, um, shocking and jarring, I guess, for me personally, he said. Lakeland, Florida - Update to Polk County Sheriff's Office shooting investigation; the shooting occurred yesterday, December 29, 2022 at a business located at 3135 U.S. 92 East in Lakeland:At this point in the investigation, it is believed that two business partners, 31-year-old Akeido Bennett of Kissimmee, and 39-year-old Xavier Figueroa Um, apparently there was *** dark colored Nissan four door pulled up, uh, didn't slow down. I don't know if this was reported, but one of the neighbors said that he heard three shots at that same location yesterday. So both sides of the street, they're doing that. It has dark windows and a temporary tag. Judd said he also told detectives, "They begged for their lives, but I shot them anyway.". Of the 10 victims, three were found on scene when officers arrived and were all taken to the hospital. 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"It actually saddens me. Lakeland police find vehicle involved in mass shooting that injured 11 men, 2 critically. So please, I know you, you hear people say that all the time, but this is certainly preliminary and subject to change. Lakeland Police Chief Sammy Taylor told reporters at a 7 p.m. news conference that officers arrived on the scene one minute after a flurry of calls reporting gunfire in the neighborhood. by: Katlyn Brieskorn, Dylan Abad, Jack Royer. CNN A former Marine outfitted in body armor fatally shot four people, including a baby, mother and grandmother, at a property outside Lakeland, Florida, early Sunday morning in what the. And we will certainly get you out, Robin. Officers were searching for the vehicle and the shooters Monday night, officials said. Lakeland Police Chief Sam Taylor shows a photo of the car where the gunmen shot from in a press conference in Lakeland, Fl., following a shooting on Jan. 30, 2023. Mass shootings:MLK Day shooting in Fort Pierce is 30th mass shooting in U.S. so far this year. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much They located three victims who were shot on the scene and uh, several victims, the officers were told had been transported via personal vehicle and were no longer on the scene to Lakeland Regional Health. I know it's blurry. Police investigate a shooting in Lakeland, Fla., on Monday that injured 10 people. We do have suspects," Taylor said. I mean they you know we made not ever be able to locate exactly what how many houses all these rifle rounds went through. Greene was transported to Winter Haven Hospital where he was declared dead. Upon arrival, they located an unresponsive female lying in the roadway. Um, we have reason to believe that this was *** targeted event, that it was not *** random act. You know, this is not typical for us. No one else was injured in the pursuit, which we are all grateful for, Judd said. 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