Above: Doorbell camera captures gunshots that injured 11 The Lakeland Police Department said a shooting left several people injured Monday. The shooting happened in the area of Iowa Avenue North and Plum Street on Monday afternoon at 3:43 p.m. Police initially said nine people were injured but later learned that two more people were injured. Two people were seriously injured, and nine people suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Police said two people who were seriously injured are undergoing surgery. “One is undergoing surgery, and the other is undergoing surgery or surgery,” Lakeland Police Chief Sam Taylor said. Four suspects in a dark blue four-door Nissan with tinted windows and a temporary license plate are believed to be responsible for the shooting. “The car drove slowly. It didn’t stop, and four windows rolled down. Apparently, the car had four shooters, and they started shooting all four windows of the car and shooting men on both sides of the road,” said Taylor. “We have reason to believe that this was an intentional event, that it was not a random event.” Taylor announced Tuesday morning that the car had been found in West Lakeland, but no suspects were involved. He said he had “very reliable leads.” Recent meeting below: Taylor said a large amount of marijuana was found at the scene, but it is unclear if it is related. “We found a large amount of marijuana at the scene, which would indicate that there was obviously some drug trafficking or trafficking with marijuana going on at the time. And if that’s relevant or related to that, it’s unknown,” said Taylor. The chief of police in Lakeland said he was surprised that this had happened in the area. “This is something that doesn’t happen in Lakeland. I’ve been here 34 years, and I can tell you that I’ve never been on a job where this many people were shot at one time,” Taylor said. “When things like this happen, you know it just hits me a little bit that maybe we’re not a small town anymore. It’s really sad.” Police said the children were getting off the bus before the shooting started. they are in danger. “It’s like walking into a house – duck, we don’t know what’s going on. And you just hear, ‘I’m hit, I’m hit.’ People (were) running,” two residents, Antosha Collins and Tina said. A school bus stopped to drop off children between Iowa and Plum Street in Lakeland on Monday afternoon when, within minutes, gunshots flew everywhere. “It’s a blessing that not one child was shot. That’s a great blessing,” Tina said. “Do you have children of your own?” WESH 2’s Senait Gebregiorgis asked. “You don’t even know what the world is coming to. Everyone should keep praying, knowing God, taking everything from him and looking around the world as best as you can,” said Collins. WESH 2 was told the victims are all male. Their names and ages have not been released. You can contact Heartland Crime Stoppers Florida anonymously by calling 1-800-226-8477. Lakeland Police say a $5,000 reward is being offered to anyone who provides information leading to the arrest of those involved. Breaking news: Florida mother, daughter find baby abandoned in backyard Mother is suing over 12-year-old Orlando boy’s death while boating
Above: A doorbell camera captures the sound of the gunshot that injured 11
Lakeland police say multiple people were injured Monday.
The shooting happened in the area of Iowa Avenue North and Plum Street on Monday afternoon at approximately 3:43 p.m
Police initially said nine people were injured but later learned two additional people were injured.
Two people were seriously injured, and nine people suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Police said two people who were seriously injured are undergoing surgery.
“One is undergoing surgery, and the other is undergoing surgery or surgery,” Lakeland Police Chief Sam Taylor said.
Four suspects in a dark blue four-door Nissan with tinted windows and a suspended license are believed to be the shooters.
“The car drove slowly. I stopped, and four windows rolled down. It seems that the car had four shooters, and they started shooting all four windows of the car and shooting men on both sides of the road,” said Taylor. “We have reason to believe that this was the event we were looking for, that it was not random.”
Taylor announced Tuesday morning that the vehicle was found in West Lakeland, but no suspects are in custody.
He said he has several “credible leads”.
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Taylor said a large amount of marijuana was found at the scene, but it was unclear if it was related.
“We found a large amount of marijuana at the scene, which would indicate that there was obviously some drug trafficking or trafficking with marijuana going on at the time. And if that’s important or related to that, it’s unknown,” said Taylor.
The chief of police in Lakeland said he was surprised that this had happened in the area.
“This is something that doesn’t happen in Lakeland. I’ve been here 34 years, and I can tell you that I’ve never worked this many people shot at one time,” Taylor said. “When things like this happen, you know it just hits me a little bit that maybe we’re not a small town anymore. It’s really sad.”
Police say the children were getting off the bus shortly before the shooting, which put them at risk.
“It’s like walking into a house – duck, we don’t know what’s going on. And you just hear, ‘I’m hit, I’m hit.’ People (were) running,” two residents, Antosha Collins and Tina said.
A school bus stopped to drop off children between Iowa and Plum Street in Lakeland on Monday afternoon when, within minutes, gunshots flew everywhere.
“It is a blessing that not one child was shot. That is a great blessing,” said Tina.
“Do you have your children?” WESH 2’s Senait Gebregiorgis asked.
“Yeah, they just come down. They’re 7 and 9,” Tina said.
“You don’t even know what the world is coming to. Everyone should keep praying, knowing God, taking everything from him and looking around the world as best as you can,” said Collins.
WESH 2 was told the victims are all male. Their names and ages have not yet been released.
You can contact Heartland Crime Stoppers Florida anonymously by calling 1-800-226-8477.
Lakeland Police say a $5,000 reward is being offered to anyone who provides information leading to the arrest of those involved.
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