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Deputies: Tuesday night shootout sends bullets into houses, vehicles

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Security footage captured two suspects running and shooting at each other inside a residential area late Tuesday, blasting bullets into homes and vehicles nearby, sheriff's officials said. Now, deputies are asking anyone with information on the incident or the individuals involved to come forward. "There were no injuries to anyone inside the houses," said Sgt. Kevin Jaworski, a spokesperson with the Indian River County Sheriff's Office. The late-night shooting led deputies to close the roads for about three hours, Jaworski said. Deputies responded to reports of gunfire about 9 p.m. near 11th Street Southwest and 16th Avenue Southwest. Deputies continued hearing gunshots after they arrived, Jaworski said. Deputies set up a large perimeter to search for ...

DNA on hat leads to arrest in car theft involving child

VERO BEACH — Forensic detectives collected sweat from inside a hat left at the scene of a September car theft, leading police to file charges against the suspect. The DNA positively matched Tevin Devonte Wallace, who police said stole the vehicle with a 10-month-old baby inside. "We sent the hat to the (Indian River) crime lab and the lab was able to retrieve sweat from the hat," said Kelsea Callahan, spokesperson for the Vero Beach Police Department. "Due to Wallace being a felon, his DNA was already in the labs system and that is how he was identified." The baby was unharmed and was in the back seat when officers found the vehicle, police said. Wallace, 29, of Vero Beach, ...

Man charged in stabbing woman, requiring surgery

VERO BEACH — A 34-year-old man was jailed after a beating and stabbing that left a woman with severe injuries requiring surgery earlier this week, officers said. Police reviewed surveillance footage and described the incident as a vicious, unprovoked attack. "After speaking with medical staff, it was reported that (the victim) received treatment for four lacerations to the lower intestines, two lacerations to the colon and the removal of her spleen," Vero Beach police said in a report. The woman, along with police, identified the suspect as Trayvious Lewis Hullett, who was in a relationship with the woman, reports show. Hullett, of the 200 block of 6th Drive, Vero Beach, was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Hullett ...