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Man in custody; 2 hurt in Sunday double shooting, deputies say

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A man is in custody after a double shooting Sunday that left two people seriously hurt, deputies said. Indian River County deputies responded to the shooting about 1 p.m. Sunday inside a home in the 1300 block of 20th Court Southwest, southwest of Osceola Magnet School, sheriff's spokesman Maj. Eric Flowers said. Deputies ran inside the residence to treat two victims - another man and a woman, Flowers said. The victims - both with serious injuries - were taken by ambulances to hospitals. The woman was taken to Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, Flowers said. The man was transported to Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute in Fort Pierce. The identities of the victims and ...

Saturday house fire ruled accidental

Photo provided by Indian River County Fire Rescue VERO BEACH — A Saturday blaze that originated in a garage and spread to a home - where a family of six escaped unharmed - was ruled accidental, fire rescue officials said. The state fire marshal determined the fire was an accident, Indian River County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Kyle Kofke said. The blaze displaced a grandmother, mother and four children. Details on what sparked the flames were not immediately available. Fire crews responded to the blaze about 1 p.m. Saturday at a home in the 1700 block of Highland Avenue, Vero Beach. Crews saw heavy smoke and flames coming from the roof, Kofke said. Authorities blocked Highland Avenue for a little more than ...

12-foot gator caught on South Beach

 INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A 12-foot long alligator was spotted on the beach by a resident near Saint Christopher Lane shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday night. The Indian River Sheriff’s Office responded to the beach, which is roughly halfway between The Moorings and Round Island Park. Undersheriff James Harpring, who lives nearby, said deputies got a call from a woman walking her dog who spotted the alligator walking along the shoreline. Harpring went to the scene with his 8-year-old daughter Elizabeth to witness the rare occurrence. Deputies called the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which sent a professional trapper to capture the full-size gator. "It's unusual to have an alligator that size on the beach," Harpring said. "(The gator) was very ...