What was going on in Wildwood yesterday?
 

We came back into town yesterday evening and the whole area around the I75/44 interchange was surrounded by police with several ambulances. Police were stationed at the entrances of all the fast food establishments and traffic was horrific. What gives??

“The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating a shooting incident that took place this evening just before 8:00 PM in the area of Royal Park, during an annual Father’s Day event. During this incident multiple shots were fired, resulting in multiple victims. The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office has a suspect in custody. This is an ongoing investigation more details will be released at a later time. No further information is currently available.”

One dead so far.

1 Dead 9 injured. Thought I had moved away from this kind of thing.

I thought it was a Juneeetenth and Fathers Day celebration.

Father's day, together with some sort of car show. Wesh2 just reported on this evening's five o:clock news that they caught the shooter, Wesh said that many of the people who had attended were from Tampa.

There was a youtube recording of the shooting, but it was quickly taken down. This event has been held in that area since at least 2014 according to a google search I did. There was a deadly shooting in 2018 at this event. It is really not far as the Eagle flies from the Village of Buttonwood.

Leesburg newspaper
 

There is no “moving away”. TV isnt a bubble. Crime and violence is everywhere

The world as we knew it growing up has changed radically, I suggest that everyone get a CCL, go to gun range and practice, because you never know if you are in a life and death situation, and instead of becoming a victim you can protect yourself and maybe your love ones. Every day we see on the local news the terrible atrocities committed by criminals and believe it won't affect us, but you can't even go to Walmart, Publix etc., today without some degenerate kook looking to harm someone for no apparent reason.There is no where safe today,so why not be prepared in case a serious situation happens. How sad is it that kids can not go to a party, a bar,a dance, even schools, whatever, without some sort of violence happening. When we were younger it never crossed our mind that a shooting would occur. Like I previously stated, the world as we knew growing up has change radically, and for the worse.

big article in the Daily Sun this morning. Fathers Day shooting at a park in Wildwood. The shooter was caught

We have chosen to take God out of America and this is what we as a society chosen to take Gods place. We now live in a society where good is called evil, and evil is called good.

As someone else has already written, this violence is everywhere no matter what state you live in...........sad.

What planet do you live on? Mass shootings happen literally every day in the US. We are a savage stupid country in so many eays.

Evil and good
 

The evil have taken god to the devil side of the world. God is not gone, people who promote the devil in the name of god is what is going on. Spewing hate, and ignorance and lies is what makes people turn away from so called christians.

This has not worked. It only exacerbates the situation. What’s that saying about repeating what does work? Something about lack of sanity? We are insane.

Why wasn’t this a bigger story? Looks like it didn’t fit with what is “news” they want to report

True, and very sad. Pray that you're never in a situation where you have to use deadly force. Criminals are running the asylum. They have more rights given to them over those who follow the law. Who gives them those rights? Look no further than the part time residents of the district up north.

We aren't quite there yet ayn!
 

This is from about 50 years ago and the writer of the books was certainly anti politician. But the fact of the matter is we're certainly a lot better off as a country and a world than we were 70 years ago

Guns in America. We have roughly one gun per every two households. And unfortunately I don't believe that has helped that much even though I'm sure someone will point out a story or two where they were protected by a gun. The fact of the matter is if someone comes up to you in the street and points are going at you you are going to be fast enough to whip at your gun and shoot them. I really don't know the answer as I believe certainly in freedom of guns but there's certainly is a lot to many of them out there

I also feel lack of discipline growing up.

Florida = Guns, God and drugs. Along with Texas etc.
Any civilized country with reasonable gun laws has no where near the number of shootings that the US does.

What was missing from the story?

It works many times that you do not hear about. Our liberal anti gun press will never report about these cases. Do as you wish but I'll carry.

Most civilized countries don’t feed em and pay them to breed either..

The motive? The reason that there were so many people and fancy cars from Tampa? Trying to figure out the money behind this gathering and the reason that people would want to shoot other people????

Is this a gang related incident? Is this fueled by drug business? Or was it just a simple too much to drink and have a firearm? Or was it a someone who was mentally off?

Typical of all the media selective, agenda driven reporting.

That's because when they get arrested, they put them in jail. Not like here, where a perp gets let out and back on the street again and again. I'm sure these people were not legal gun owners.

Huh???
 

It has been all over the news…including National news….not sure how it could be much better reported….

??????

1 killed, 9 injured in shooting at Father’s Day event in Wildwood

1 dead, multiple shot during Father's Day event in Central Florida

10 people shot at Father's Day event in Wildwood, Florida - BNO News

Only happens in the USA, correct???

There is so much crime in and around this area as a single woman it scares me to death. I’ve had homeless people on 301 block my car begging while in traffic. The sales pitch to me was everything is close by and available which is not true. The developer has their hands in everything. Once I saw other developments in Florida I realized there’s not much for a single woman. The crime is increasing here all the time and I’m very worried.

Do agree. At one time I thought between being in the Bible Belt & the folks legally carrying weapons that Florida would be low crime.

However Florida, I believe, still is 3rd in murder rate. Higher than New York (10th)

Today it seems, too many take responsibility for nothing.

"Today it seems, too many take responsibility for nothing."

Including those who "have" and are blessed.

We certainly are, yet don't dismiss the fact that disrespect, apathy, lack of compassion,etc. has increased over several generations. The family is the cornerstone to raising good, respectful, compassionate and caring children who will carry those values to adulthood. They can forward those values to future generations.

Watch the news. ON morning and evening news for two days

I hear you. You are close to everything IF you buy a place close to everything. Not all the houses are close to shopping.


Safety is relative. Relative to other places. TV is very safe in most areas. Depends what you consider safe. What do you need to feel safe, and then where that place is. Right now there are very few houses available for sale in TV compared to other times. So you don’t have much choice.

Personally I fear nature a little more than the people in TV, hurricanes, wild life etc. it is when I leave “the bubble” that I go on higher alert.

That is not unusual. Wildwood is a violent area. Brownwood has a police annex for a good reason. No other town square has police protection.

Many of the crimes that I read about are from people living within TV, sometimes children and grandchildren of the owners who are living here, not just the communities outside. This is not unusual, there are crime areas in and around most communities. You have to be vigilant wherever you go. I have been driving 301 just about every day for over 4 years now and have never been bothered by anyone.

Back in the 50’s there were very few guns on the streets. We can thank our “leaders” for making them so accessible.