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Mindy Osteen was sentenced to 100 years in prison for shooting her children’s father at a Florida daycare. She fired multiple times during the incident, which occurred while their children were in the vehicle, and six other children and two employees were present.

Mindy Osteen was sentenced to 100 years in prison for shooting Christopher Travis Jones, the father of her children, at a daycare in Starke, Florida. The shooting occurred as Jones was picking up their children, with Osteen firing multiple shots at him while he was in the car and later in the daycare. Six other children and two employees were present during the incident.

Mindy Osteen, 34, was sentenced to 100 years in prison for second-degree murder and other charges after shooting Christopher Travis Jones at Auntie Lili’s Daycare in Starke, Florida, while their children were in the car. Osteen fired multiple shots at Jones as he attempted to flee, claiming self-defense, but he later died from his injuries. Six other children and two employees were present during the incident.

Firefighters in Starke, Fla., rescued a horse suffering from overheating inside a trailer. Crews from Bradford County Fire Rescue and a responding veterinarian provided emergency care, including cooling the horse with a hose, to stabilize its condition.

Firefighters in Starke, Fla., rescued a horse suffering from overheating inside a trailer. A veterinarian provided emergency care, and crews cooled the horse with a hose. The horse is recovering after the intervention.

Andrew Richard Lukehart was executed in Florida for killing his girlfriend's 5-month-old daughter, Gabrielle Hanshaw, in 1996 by dropping and shaking her before throwing her body in a pond. The execution marked Florida's eighth this year under Governor Ron DeSantis, who oversaw more executions in 2025 than any other Florida governor since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.

Florida executed Chadwick Scott Willacy, 58, for the 1990 murder of his neighbor Marlys Sather during a home burglary. Willacy received a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke and was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m.