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Investigator Matthew Sides prepares to examine the scene Sunday night inside of the Jersey Mike’s in Butler Plaza where the wounded man was allegedly brought.
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Investigator Matthew Sides prepares to examine the scene Sunday night inside of the Jersey Mike’s in Butler Plaza where the wounded man was allegedly brought.
Investigators Boyett and Sides examine the bullet holes in a gray Hyundai Sunday night outside of the Jersey Mike’s in Butler plaza.
Investigator Boyett approaches the scene Sunday night at the Jersey Mike’s in Butler Plaza.
Nico Diaz, 22, talks with an officer Sunday night in front of the Jersey Mike’s in Butler Plaza. Behind them is a gray Hyundai with at least ten bullet holes.
Nico Diaz, 22, talks with an officer Sunday night in front of the Jersey Mike’s in Butler Plaza. Behind them is a gray Hyundai with at least ten bullet holes.
Kids throw water balloons at police officers during the final water balloon battle of the day on Saturday. The last battle had all of the children in fight all of the deputies present at the event.
Louis Derousie, 31, sprays water from the deck gun of a fire truck over a group of playing children in the grass lot of the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office. Derousie, a firefighter paramedic who was awarded Firefighter of the Year, used a fog nozzle on the deck gun to break the water into small droplets so that it would not spray too hard on the children.
Dealijah Seay, 12, winds up to throw a water balloon Saturday during one of the kids-versus-cops water balloon battles. The battle featured children and deputies facing off on opposite sides of the grass lot and racing to a line of three inflatable pools filled with water balloons in the middle between them.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he supports legislature similar to the name, image and likeness bill. DeSantis also played college baseball at Yale.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he supports legislature similar to the name, image and likeness bill. DeSantis also played college baseball at Yale.
Jackson Sasser, the president of Santa Fe College, addresses a crowd of about 60 protesters Tuesday afternoon on campus. The crowd, made up of faculty, students and other activists, gathered during a Board of Trustees meeting to pressure administrators into giving adjunct faculty a vote on whether or not to join a union. Protesting faculty members believe the administration has taken steps to avoid the formation of a union.
A community service volunteer picks up litter along SW 20th Avenue Aug. 19.
Amanda Smith, a 31-year-old Dignity Village resident, stands in front of her camp located on the outskirts of the 10-acre property. Smith has lived there for four months. She wants to stay in Gainesville once it closes on Jan. 1, though she does not know where she will go.
Terry Washington, a 54-year-old Dignity Village resident, rests near his tent located in Section A of the property. Washington has lived on the campground for over four years and does not want Dignity Village to close. “You get three meals a day, take a shower, wash your clothes,” he said. “So it’s alright in there.”
Smith keeps a collection of 10 bibles in different languages in her camp. She said her faith has kept her strong. “I think it’s important for everyone to believe in something,” Smith said. “Just for hope, if nothing else.”
Washington sits near his tent in front of the Dignity Village property. He plans to stay with his daughter in Gainesville when the shelter closes. Washington said that his stay in Dignity Village has been better than some. “In this section, I ain’t ever seen no problem,” he said.
Smith stands next to a teal stool, her favorite piece of furniture in her camp. She likes to wear colorful clothing, such as her Flintstones socks, that cheers up the other people in Dignity Village. “My style, I never want to grow out of,” Smith said.
Amanda Smith, a 31-year-old Dignity Village resident, stands in front of her camp located on the outskirts of the 10-acre property. Smith has lived there for four months. She wants to stay in Gainesville once it closes on Jan. 1, though she does not know where she will go.
Frank Ferri, 32, loads his dirt bike into his truck Sunday after an afternoon of riding at the Waldo Motorsports track. Ferri, who lives in Hawthorne, had been riding motorcycles for years but started riding dirt bikes instead because dodging bad drivers on the road got tiring. He added that the dirt is much safer. Ferri usually rides on the track about twice a month, and his favorite part is competing with his friends.