Traffic blocked after homicide near Ocala middle school, police announce

Police are investigating a homicide in Ocala; area roads closed

1 dead, 1 in custody in Ocala

Traffic blocked after homicide near Ocala middle school, police announce

Traffic has been blocked in Ocala after a homicide investigation broke out on Wednesday, according to the police department.In a release shortly after 4 p.m., police said that officers are investigating near Southeast 3rd Street and 11th Avenue in response to the homicide incident.“Osceola Middle School was under a brief lockdown as a precaution,” the release reads. “There is no immediate danger to the community.”Investigators said that one “sub…

Death investigation in Ocala Historic District leads to school lockdown, police say

Police officers are responding to a reported homicide in the Ocala Historic District, just east of downtown.