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2 dead after triple shooting in Belle Glade
Third victim in critical condition
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BELLE GLADE, Fla. â Two people were killed and another injured after a triple shooting Sunday night in Belle Glade, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff s Office.
PBSO spokeswoman Teri Barbera said deputies responded to shots fired in the 300 block of Southwest 6th St. just after 9 p.m.
When deputies arrived, they found a 41-year-old man dead from gunshot wounds.
Two other men, ages 46 and 58, were also found at the scene with gunshot wounds.
Three-year-old boy found wandering in West Palm Beach, officials say Share Updated: 3:21 PM EDT May 14, 2021 Brandon Lopez wandering boy
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The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 3:21 PM EDT May 14, 2021 Brandon Lopez Officials have found the parents of a boy who was found wandering in West Palm Beach Friday afternoon. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff s Office, the boy was found in the area of the 4900 block of Barbados Way North in West Palm Beach.
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Officials have found the parents of a boy who was found wandering in West Palm Beach Friday afternoon.
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They added a new name to the Memorial Wall outside the Sheriff s Office.
Detective Clarence Bud Backherms died in April 2019 from longterm health problems that stemmed from him being shot back in 1990 outside a truck stop on U.S. 27.
During Wednesday s ceremony, Major Ronald Mattino also acknowledged the toll the pandemic has taken on the force. For the last year and a half the coronavirus pandemic had an unprecedented impact on how we live and work, limiting our ability to interact with others and freely move about the world. Tragically it also affected our ability to pay tribute to the ones that we love who we lost.