STEVE: DETECTIVES SAY THE WOMAN WHO WAS SHOT IN THE KNACK BY THE DRIVER IN ANOTHER CAR IS STILL IN CRITICAL CONDITION RIGHT NOW. SHE WAS ABLE TO FOLLOW THE SUSPECT VEHICLE FOR 15 MILES AND CALLED 911 PROVIDING A DESCRIPTION. OTHERS CALLED 911 AS WELL. >> THERE IS ROAD RAGE BETWEEN A GREAT CAR AND A BURGUNDY CAR. BURGUNDY CAR JUST SHOT INTO THE GREAT CAR. STEVE: CAMERAS CAUGHT THIS PICTURE OF THE CAR PULLING OVER SHORTLY AFTER THE SHOOTING ON PALM BEACH LAKES BOULEVARD. YOU CAN SEE POLICE VEHICLES FOLLOWING THE CAR AS A ROYAL PALM BEACH WOMAN DRIVING WAS AIRLIFTED TO ST. MARY’S MEDICAL CENTER. OFFICERS IN PALM BEACH GARDENS CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP ON THE SUSPECT VEHICLE, BUT THE THREE PEOPLE INSIDE ARE NOT COOPERATING. POLICE SHARING THEIR REACTION FOLLOWING HER WHILE SHE WAS CRITICALLY WOUNDED. >> YOU DON’T KNOW WHEN THE ADRENALINE KICKS IN WHAT PEOPLE ARE THINKING AND ARE CAPABLE OF YOUR THE WE WOULD NOT ADVISE IT, SHE FOLLOWED THE SUSPECT VEHICLE AND WE WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN GOOD INFORMATION THAT LED US TO THE SUSPECT VEHICLE. WE HAVE IMPOUNDED THAT VEHICLE AND WE HAVE THE SEARCH WARRANT AND IT IS ALL PART OF THE ACT OF AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION. STEVE: NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND THE WOMAN SHOT WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE CAR. IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION, YOU ARE URGED TO CALL POLICE OR CRIME STOPPERS. TODD: NEW AT 6:00, WEST PALM BEACH POLICE SAY A 25-YEAR-OLD LAKE WORTH BEACH MAN WAS SHOT TO DEATH OVER THE WEEKEND BY SOMEONE WHO CLAIMS HE FORGOT THE GUN WAS LOADED. POLICE SAY THE SHOOTING HAPPENED SUNDAY NIGHT JUST AFTER 7:00 IN A HOME AT THE EMERALD ISLE APARTMENTS ON SAN MARINO BOULEVARD. INVESTIGATORS SAY SIX FRIENDS WERE IN THE LIVING ROOM OF THE ONE-BEDROOM APARTMENT AS THE GUN WAS BEING HANDLED. IT DISCHARGED THE SINGLE BULLET KILLING THE VICTIM. NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AT THIS TIME. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. FELICIA: BOCA RATON POLICE ARE NOW SEARCHING FOR TWO SUSPECTS ACCUSED OF ROBBING A WOMAN AT GUNPOINT. POLICE SAY IT HAPPENED SUNDAY NIGHT JUST BEFORE 9:30 IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE TOWN CENTER MALL. THE VICTIM TELLS POLICE SHE WAS APPROACHING HER CAR AFTER WORK WHEN SHE NOTICED A BLUE CAR DRIVING TOWARDS HER. POLICE SAY THE TWO SUSPECTS APPROACHED HER CAR, POINTED A GUN DEMANDING MONEY. , SHE GAVE THEM MONEY SHE EARNED FROM A TIP AND THEY DROVE TOWARDS THE GLADES ROAD ENTRANCE OF THE MALL. THE SUSPECTS ARE DESCRIBED AS BETWEEN 18 AND 20 YEARS OLD DRIVING A NEWER MODEL BRIGHT BLUE ALPHA ROMEO GIULIA. BOTH WEARING DARK HOODED SWEATSHIRTS AND DARK PANTS. TODD: NEW WITNESS TESTIMONY AS THE SENTENCING TRIAL FOR NIKOLAS CRUISE ON HIS BEHAVIOR N CLASS AS A CHILD. A BROWARD COUNTY TEACHER TALKED ABOUT THAT. THE STATE ASKING CRUZ’S SPEECH PATHOLOGIST IF HE COULD BE FAKING A LANGUAGE DISORDER. TODD: ANGELA ROZIER HAS MORE ON TODAY’S TESTIMONY FROM THE BROWARD COUNTY COURTHOUSE. ANGELA: LYNNE RODRIGUEZ IS THE DEFENDANT’S THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE ESE TEACHER. SHE WAS THE FIRST TO TESTIFY IN COURT MONDAY. SHE WAS ASKED WHAT DO SHE REMEMBER ABOUT THE DEFENDANT HE CAME — WHEN HE CAME INTO HER CLASSROOM. >> NICKOLAS WAS VERY QUIET, HE WAS ALOOF, HE DIDN’T BLEND IN WELL WITH THE OTHER STUDENTS I’M — STUDENTS. I’M TRYING TO THINK, ANXIOUS HE WAS VERY ANXIOUS. ANGELA: JURORS ALSO WATCHED A JULY 14 VIDEO DEPOSITION FROM A FAMILY FRIEND WHO TALKED ABOUT HOW THE SHOOTER’S ADOPTIVE MOTHER, LINDA CRUZ, ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A MOTHER. AND HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS TO CONTROL WHEN THE DEFENDANT WHEN HE GOT UPSE. >> SHE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE HERSELF KIND OF LIKE A STRAIGHT JACKET TYPE THING WERE SHE WOULD HAVE TO HUG HIM SO, WHILE HE WAS HAVING THESE EPISODES OK , TO TRY AND CALM HIM DOWN. SHE SAYS HE ALSO HAS A DIFFICULT TIME COMMUNICATING VERBALLY. >> HE WOULD POINT AND, THAT, THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW AND SCREAM THAT’S WHAT HE WANTED OK. ANGELA: SHAMEKA STANFORD, A SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST, TOLD JURORS THE DEFENDANT SUFFERS FROM A SEVERE LANGUAGE DISORDER. THE ASST. STATE ATTORNEY ASKED IF SHE WATCHED THE DEFENDANT’S CONFESSION AND WHAT WERE HER OBSERVATIONS. >> HOW DO YOU KNOW HE WASN’T JUST FAKING THROUGHOUT THE CONFESSION? >> FAKING WHAT? >> THE BEHAVIORS? >> I WAS SPEAKING TO WHAT I NOTICES IN CORRELATION TO WHAT HE PRESENTED WITH IN PRE-Okay AND KINDERGARTEN. ANGELA: THE DEFENDANT PLEADED GUILTY TO 17 COUNTS OF MURDER AND 17 COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED MURDER AND FACES LIKE IN PRISON OR DEATH. FELICIA: YOU CAN FOLLOW OUR LIVE COVERAGE OF THIS TRIAL BY SCANNING THE Q.R. CODE ON YOUR SCREEN WITH YOUR SMART PHONE. OUR WPBF 25 NEWS TEAM WILL BE IN THE COURTROOM, FOLLOWING EVERY DEVELOPMENT, UNTIL THE FINAL SENTENCE IS HANDED DOWN. WE WILL ALSO SEND PUSH ALERTS WITH ANY SIGNIFICANT UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE TRIAL. TODD: THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SAYS ITS TEAM TASKED WITH IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED MATERIALS THAT WERE SEIZED IN THE SEARCH OF FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP’S MAR-A-LAGO ESTATE HAS COMPLETED ITS REVIEW. THE DOJ HAS IDENTIFIED A LIMITED SET OF MATERIALS THAT POTENTIALLY CONTAIN ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED INFORMATION. THIS FOLLOWS A JUDGE’S ORDER INDICATING SHE WAS INCLINED TO GRANT THE TRUMP LEGAL TEAM’S REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL MASTER TO REVIEW THE SEIZED DOCUMENTS AND TO SET ASIDE ANY THAT MAY BE COVERED BY CLAIMS OF LEGAL PRIVILEGE. A COURT HEARING IS SET FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN WEST PALM BEACH. THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SAYS IN ITS FILING IT WOULD DISCLOSE MORE INFORMATION LATER THIS WEEK. FELICIA: NEXT AT 6:00 ADVOCATING , FOR DIVERSITY THROUGH LITERACY. THE UNIQUE PROGRAM ON THE TREASURE COAST AIMING TO INSPIRE YOUNG GIRLS OF COLR FEATURING CHARACTERS IN BOOKS WHO LOOK LIKE THEM. — >> WHEN I CAME IN AND SAW HER ON THE FLOOR, I COULD TELL THAT SHE HAD DIED. TODD: THAT FLORIDA MAN RECOUNTS THE MOMENT HE FOUND HIS WIFE COLLAPSED IN THEIR HOME. THE QUICK ACTION IT TOOK THAT ULTIMATELY SAVED HER LIFE. YOU’RE WATCHING WPBF 25 NEWS AT 6:00. TODD: PROMOTING DIVERSITY IN READING. A PROGRAM IN MARTIN COUNTY AIMS TO INSPIRE YOUNG GIRLS OF COLOR TO READ AND WRITE BY PROVIDING THEM WITH BOOKS THEY CAN SEE THEMSELVES IN. FELICIA: ITS CALLED 1,000 BLACK GIRL BOOKS. JADE JARVIS SPENT TIME WITH A BOOK CLUB IN HOBE SOUND AND SPOKE WITH SOME OF THOSE GIRLS ABOUT HOW THIS PROGRAM IMPACTS THEM. JADE: THE POWER OF READING CAN’T BE UNDERSTATED. >> BOOKS CAN GET YOU REAL SMART AND YOU SHOULD READ A LOT. JADE: AT BANNER LAKE COMMUNITY CENTER IN HOBE SOUND THIS GROUP OF YOUNG GIRLS IS BUILDING NOT ONLY A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE BUT ALSO THEIR CREATIVITY AND IMAGINATIONS BY FLIPPING THROUGH THE PAGES OF BOOKS. — BOOKS FEATURING CHARACTERS WHO LOOK LIKE THEM. >> I WANT TO READ ABOUT MY COLOR. JADE ASHAINA GRIFFIN GETS THE : OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT THROUGH THE 1,000 BLACK GIRL BOOKS BOOK CLUB AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. >> WE TRY TO HIGHLIGHT BOOKS THAT HAVE FEMALE BLACK PROTAGONISTS IN THEM. JADE MARTIN COUNTY LIBRARY : SYSTEM LITERACY EDUCATION OUTREACH MANAGER DARLENE ENCOMIO SAYS IT’S BASED OFF A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN STARTED BY A THEN-10-YEAR-OLD MARLEY DIAS THAT ADDRESSES A LACK OF DIVERSITY IN REQUIRED READING IN SCHOOLS. SHE HAS SINCE CREATED A DATABASE OF OVER 13,000 BOOKS WHERE BLACK GIRLS ARE THE MAIN CHARACTERS. >> IT’S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT SO THAT THEY’RE EXCITED ABOUT READING THEY CAN SEE THEMSELVES THEY CAN IDENTIFY WITH WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE STORIES AND THEY CAN SEE OTHER AUTHORS WHO MAYBE LOOK LIKE THEM SO THAT THEY CAN BE INSPIRED TO WRITE AND READ THEMSELVES. JADE: RIGHT NOW, THE LIBRARY SYSTEM HAS BOOK CLUBS AT THREE SELECT AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN MARTIN COUNTY THAT CATER TO UNDERSERVED YOUTH. >> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MAKING DIVERSE BOOKS AVAILABLE TO THESE SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES. JADE: AND IN JUST THE TWO YEARS SINCE ITS BEEN AROUND, ITS ALREADY ENHANCED THE LOVE THESE GIRLS HAVE FOR READING. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MOST THIS YEAR WITH THE CLUB? >> TO READ 1000 BOOKS. JADE: IN HOBE SOUND, JADE JARVIS WPBF 25 NEWS. ,FELICIA: THAT ISN’T AWESOME GOAL. TIFFANY: THAT IS A GREAT — TODD: THAT IS A GREAT PROGRAM. A FLORIDA WOMAN’S LIFE WAS ON THE LINE, BUT QUICK ACTION KEPT HER ALIVE AND WELL. JANIE PETTAWAY AND HER HUSBAND BOTH DROPPED BY TO VISIT OVIEDO AND SEMINOLE COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS THIS MORNING. IT IS A REUNION SINCE SHE DOESN’T REMEMBER HER CARDIAC EPISODE FROM A MONTH AGO. JANIE HAD COLLAPSED HER SON CALLED 911 WHILE HER HUSBAND STARTED EPR READ — STARTED CPR. THE FIRE CHIEF SAYS HER FAMILY JUMPING IN TO HELP HER RIGHT AWAY, THAT WAS ABLE TO KEEP HER GOING UNTIL THE RESCUE CREWS ARRIVED. >> MOMENTS LIKE THAT, SECONDS ARE IMPORTANT, SO IT’S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THOSE THINGS AND KNOW HOW TO REACT WHEN IT HAPPENS. >> I TOLD THEM THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE FOR ME FOR BRINGING ME THROUGH THIS. TODD: THIS SUCCESS STORY IS A REMINDER OF THE IMPORTANCE OF LEARNING CPR. CRIS: IT IS WARM AND HUMID. WE ONLY MADE IT UP TO 90 DEGREES ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA, THE LAST MONDAY OF AUGUST AS WE RAM IT OUT AND HEAD INTO SEPTEMBER. WENT TO GET TOWARDS MID-OCTOBER, WE WILL GET INTO THE COOL FRONTS. IT LOOKS GOOD IN JENSEN BEACH. HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY AT 90, WHERE WE SHOULD BE THIS TIME OF YEAR. RECORD HEIGHT IS 96. THE ONLY SHOWER I AM TRACKING IS A LIGHT SHOWER AROUND OKEECHOBEE COUNTY AND JUST OFFSHORE IN BELLE GLADE. WE GET CLOSER TO 10:00 AND 11:00, TEMP DOES DROP DOWN TO 79. THAT IS A PATTERN WE ARE IN. NO BIG CHANGES IN THE WEATHER PATTERNS. STORMY, SEVERE ACROSS THE MIDSECTION OF THE COUNTRY. THEY ARE DEALING WITH A COOL FRONT. WE ARE DEALING WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THIS WILL WEAKEN AND WASH OUT HERE WE HAVE AN ONSHORE FLOW THAT WILL KEEP US WITH A FEW MORNING SHOWERS. IN EARLY SEPTEMBER, WE USUALLY SEE A LOT MORE HAPPENING, BUT THE TROPICS START WAKING UP HERE THERE ARE FOUR AREAS THAT WE ARE KEEPING OUR EYE ON THIS RED SHADED AREA INDICATES WHERE IT COULD DEVELOP. THE HURRICANE CENTER HAS UP THE CHANCES TO 80%, BUT DO WE NEED TO WORRY ABOUT IT IN SOUTH FLORIDA. THE INTER-IS NO FOR RIGHT NOW. LOOK AT THE MODELS THEY ARE AGREEING. JUST EAST OF THE BAHAMAS COME AWAY EAST, IT WILL CURVE AND MOVE TO THE NORTH AND BECOME A FISH STORM. NOTHING THAT WILL THREATEN US IN SOUTH FLORIDA. WE COULD SEE MORE DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE WHERE WE HAVE THE DUST IT WILL INHIBIT IT BUT NO TRUST — DUST COMING ACROSS THE AREA. NEXT BECOME ANOTHER BATCH OF OF THE POST OF AFRICA. OUR NEXT SEVEN DAYS IS A CARBON COPY, AN ONSHORE BREEZE WITH THE MORNING SHOWER INTO THE BREEZE. INLAND SHOWERS INTO THE AFTERNOON, EVEN INTO THURSDAY, A MORNING SHOWER AND INLAND SHOWERS. VOTING OK. YOU CAN SEE A SOUTHERLY BREEZE. LIGHT CHOP ON THE INLAND WATERWAYS. LOW 90’S, NO BIG CHANGES AHEAD. YIANNI: COMING UP IN SPORTS, GAME WEEK FOR THE FLORIDA GATORS THE MIAMI DOLHINS MAKE ROSTER CUTS. AND ALL EYES ON SERENA WILLIAMS TONIGHT AT THE U.S OPEN AS THIS COULD BE HER FINAL TOURNAMENT . PLUS SEE IF DELRAY BEACH’S COCO , GAUFF COULD MOVE ON TO THE 2ND ROUND. YIANNI

Woman follows suspect car whereas calling 911 after being shot within the neck at West Palm Beach intersection

The 44-year-old is in important situation

Updated: 12:17 PM EDT Aug 30, 2022

A 44-year-old lady is in important situation after a street rage incident led to a taking pictures. Detectives stated individuals in tw0 separate automobiles received right into a verbal altercation earlier than 8:30 a.m. close to N. Australian Avenue and Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard. Your Neighborhood: Local protection from WPBF 25 NewsThe confrontation continued as the 2 automobiles drove to a purple mild close to the Palm Beach Outlets mall, when somebody in a purple 2016 Nissan ultima shot on the different automotive, hitting the 44-year-old lady within the neck.The sufferer adopted the opposite car northbound on Interstate 95, calling 911 and offering details about the suspect car to police. Other individuals who noticed the taking pictures referred to as 911 as nicely. “She was critically wounded but was able to maintain following the suspect vehicle and along with others, provide information that led our detectives to that suspect vehicle,” stated Mike Jachles, public data officer for the West Palm Beach Police Department.She then pulled over in Martin County the place she was airlifted to St. Mary’s Medical Center. She underwent surgical procedure and is in important situation within the intensive care unit, in line with police. Never miss something: Sign up for customized newsletters and alerts from WPBF 25 NewsThe car was later noticed in Greenacres, resulting in a site visitors cease in Palm Beach Gardens Sunday afternoon by way of a multi-agency effort and surveillance all through the day.Detectives stated the three individuals in that automotive are refusing to cooperate with investigators. Police stated proof was recovered, however they didn’t elaborate on what that proof is. They stated nobody has been arrested presently because the investigation continues.”Our detectives are going to depart no stone unturned. They are going to determine possible trigger and they will maintain the individual or individuals liable for the taking pictures accountable,” stated Jachles. Follow us on social: Facebook | Twitter | InstagramThe West Palm Beach police are asking anybody with details about this taking pictures to name them at 561-822-1900 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-458-8477. This is a growing story and will likely be up to date as data turns into obtainable.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —

A 44-year-old lady is in important situation after a street rage incident led to a taking pictures.

Detectives stated individuals in tw0 separate automobiles received right into a verbal altercation earlier than 8:30 a.m. close to N. Australian Avenue and Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard.

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The confrontation continued as the 2 automobiles drove to a purple mild close to the Palm Beach Outlets mall, when somebody in a purple 2016 Nissan ultima shot on the different automotive, hitting the 44-year-old lady within the neck.

The sufferer adopted the opposite car northbound on Interstate 95, calling 911 and offering details about the suspect car to police. Other individuals who noticed the taking pictures referred to as 911 as nicely.

“She was critically wounded but was able to maintain following the suspect vehicle and along with others, provide information that led our detectives to that suspect vehicle,” stated Mike Jachles, public data officer for the West Palm Beach Police Department.

She then pulled over in Martin County the place she was airlifted to St. Mary’s Medical Center. She underwent surgical procedure and is in important situation within the intensive care unit, in line with police.

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The car was later noticed in Greenacres, resulting in a site visitors cease in Palm Beach Gardens Sunday afternoon by way of a multi-agency effort and surveillance all through the day.

Detectives stated the three individuals in that automotive are refusing to cooperate with investigators.

Police stated proof was recovered, however they didn’t elaborate on what that proof is. They stated nobody has been arrested presently because the investigation continues.

“Our detectives are going to leave no stone unturned. They are going to establish probable cause and they are going to hold the person or persons responsible for the shooting accountable,” said Jachles.

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The West Palm Beach police are asking anybody with details about this taking pictures to name them at 561-822-1900 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-458-8477.

This is a growing story and will likely be up to date as data turns into obtainable.