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Monday, November 2, 2026
Students living at the Redpoint apartment complex near UF are voicing concerns about inadequate lighting, absent security patrols, and unfulfilled lease promises following reports of a sexual battery and burglary at the property. Residents say management has communicated poorly in the aftermath of the incidents.
Sources: The Independent Florida Alligator
Gainesville police responded to a double shooting around 4 a.m. Sunday at 1100 West University Avenue, just steps from the University of Florida campus. Both victims were transported to a hospital, where they died. A Gainesville man has since been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the killings, according to the Gainesville Sun.
Sources: WCJB TV20 · The Gainesville Sun
Alachua County deputies arrested a 24-year-old Brandon man Sunday after he allegedly fired a handgun into the parking lot of a Days Inn on Northwest 69th Terrace and struck a building across the street. Desmond Horton told deputies he was upset over a misplaced phone and a minor argument with his girlfriend. A 9mm shell casing was recovered near his vehicle, and he now faces charges of shooting into a public or private building.
Sources: WCJB TV20
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