A young sheriff's deputy who opened fire on a pizza party and killed six people reportedly flew into a rage when he was rebuffed by his old girlfriend, and others at the gathering called him a 'worthless pig.' ...more

October 9, 2007

An off-duty sheriff's deputy went on a shooting rampage early Sunday at a home in northern Wisconsin where seven young people had gathered for pizza and movies, killing six and critically injuring the other before authorities fatally shot him, officials said. ...more

October 8, 2007

Nasief Oudeh oiled a 9mm handgun Friday behind a refrigerated case of sandwiches and eggs at Papa Dan's Food Store. ...more

October 6, 2007

TAMPA - Nasief Oudeh oiled a 9mm handgun today behind a refrigerated case of sandwiches and eggs at Papa Dan's Food Store. "All I can say is, he is lucky. He got his luck one more time," he said of the armed robber he and his cousin, Samer Hamden, fired upon Thursday night. "He took advantage. It's not the first time. It's not the second time. … It's not right." ...more

October 5, 2007

As she attends the 20th reunion of Lakeland High School's Class of 1987 this weekend, Meradith McGee-Hale said she can't help thinking of a classmate arrested this week and accused of threatening violence at the event. ...more

October 5, 2007

A 39-year-old man was arrested Wednesday night for sending an e-mail threatening to make the Lakeland High School reunion worse than the Virginia Tech shootings, the Polk County Sheriff's Office reported. ...more

October 4, 2007

A daring ambush of bombs and gunfire left Poland's ambassador burned and pinned down in a flaming vehicle Wednesday before he was pulled to safety and airlifted in a rescue mission by the embattled security company Blackwater USA. ...more

October 4, 2007

Two men were shot to death early Wednesday in Lakeland in the aftermath of a bar fight, Lakeland police said. ...more

September 27, 2007

LAKELAND - Two men were shot to death overnight in Lakeland in the aftermath of a bar fight, Lakeland police said. ...more

September 26, 2007

EAST MANATEE — A 32-year-old man driving on State Road 64 East on Monday night was shot at after two vehicles pulled up near his car, authorities said. The driver, Gene Spearmon, told deputies he was driving his cousin's black Lincoln Town Car home from his mother's house. ...more

September 25, 2007