her owner in polk county shot a rabid raccoon as it was attacking. i'm drying. >> anchor: a slithery surprise on the hood of the car. we will hear how this driver reacted. >> announcer: you are watching facts 13 and 11:00 pm new starts now. >> anchor: we start with this dog who is lucky to be alive. the owner and polk county attacking. he talked to the man who has a warning. >> reporter: this is the third time in 2016 deputies have found rabies and polk county. the owner of a dog says his dog may be dead if she had not immediately gotten a booster shot. martin ratliff neighborhood has many more animals than it does people. >> man: the bear was sitting where you're standing. >> reporter: and martin likes it that way. so does his dog dixie. but wednesday dixie barked up the wrong tree.

little bit. it sounded like a little kid screaming with a raccoon. >> reporter: he came out found dixie model on mana with the raccoon. he kate grabbed his shotgun and came out. >> man: he grabbed the raccoon it stretched out his body a little way from dixie. that was my shot and i shot him. >> reporter: deputies brought the animals for testing and found it positive connie. >> man: that is scary. i have my grandchildren here and i could be walking around and try to pet it. >> reporter: they had brought dixie for a booster that saved her life. she had a bit of a shoulder bone and bad memory. >> man: she was shook up. she laid around the house and didn't want do anything. like she was scared. >> reporter: fortunately for dixie and martin the threat will not go away. not where they left.

animals outside. anything like old garbage or anything set around. >> reporter: polk county sheriff's office said foxes are more likely to have rabies. of course, you should never approach foxes or raccoons. any signs of rabies should immediately be reported to animal care and control. >> anchor: tonight we know what sparked the three alarm fire in tampa grocery store. we were firefighters dealt with this. flames at supercenter and east avenue. back out there tonight and i guess assess impact in the community. >> reporter: it sure does. a lotta people depend in the store here. as you can imagine, it is a real disappointment for people who live close by.

by electrical malfunction about the kitchen. this was the scene last night after 9 p.m.. tipper rescue got 9-1-1 call. by the 18 they got here flames were shooting through the roof. it took hours of work and later check spraying down on the fire to put it out. all employees got out safely. i left with extensive smoke and fire damage. they boarded up the store as last of the cruise left. for people who live nearby, bnd is part of the community. this is community. >> woman: i went there a whole lot. i went there more than i went to any other store. it was one of the closest or convenient to me because i am vision impaired. it's best to go there then go down there and running across traffic and all that. >> reporter: the owner of bnd was at the store today. he is not ready to talk about

is not sure yet if they will all reopen. that will depend on the extent of the damage inside the store. we will let you know. >> anchor: the man deputies think hit a 74-year-old woman in polk county and kept going is in jail. once more, he tried to cover up what he did. deputies have charged 37-year-old jarvis kendrick when the death of janice joy. it happened on september 2 when sh days later kendrick tried to stage an accident to cover up involvement. loved ones say they are relieved. >> man: you can run, you can hide, as long as you can try, but sooner or later they will get you. >> man: for the rest of his life he will think about the fact that he left that lady to die on the side of the road while he fled to try to create a scheme to get away with it. while he did not.

family, vice president of credit union. he's now in jail on $50,000 bound. >> anchor: a mother and daughter were injured on this road. consuelo chris donna and her daughter esmeralda were hit walking with the mother and daughter were not hurt. deputies don't think the a car. the driver told him he was killed cleaning con sensation on the windshield when he accidentally hit them. the mother and daughter were walking and the road. the neighbor said the road is the only safe place to walk. >> woman: i do not want to say it's an accident waiting to happen, but it is dangerous. i am sure the county and city are aware of that. 332 other children were walking with mother and daughter.

they do not think the driver was speeding or impaired. >> anchor: someone stole 18 tvs from a business in tampa. it was not your typical smash and grab. this was planned out. a surveillance camera on john road captured this image for a.m. sunday and hillsborough. they smashed a window and disabled the building alarm. they went about loading 18 big tvs and a white van along with two saves. authorities are asking people to be on the lookout for those stolen items. >> man: you can find see them in the back of trucks and parking lots or strip malls. it is going to be somebody that will see that type of activity that calls us. >> anchor: the van is ford econoline. the rearview mirror on passenger side, the side mirror has damage. if you have information you may get an award by calling crime stoppers. >> anchor: this video may make some of you shutter. that is a snake that popped up on the hood of a clearwater

it came home why he was driving home from work on us 19. what did he do? i know what a lot of people say is not what he did. >> anchor: no he did not jump out of the car. he kept his cool and pulled off the side of the road into closest parking lot. it was not until he stopped he saw how big the snake was. tim recorded this video his engine onto the hood. he was kayaking on wishy-washy. he believes that may have come out there. if you recall, last week nearly 100 snakes were runover in sarasota after moving from the water onto the road. he said the snake was as eager getaway. >> man: he did not seem that vicious. i was if you look at it that

>> anchor: when taking pictures the snake disappeared. he searched around the car and under the engine. today no sign of it. he said there is a chance is still in the car. he is not worried because he is non-venomous.k razor which >> anchor: that's what look like. if it's a black razor let's hope that snake is long gone out of there. great reaction from that guy. >> anchor: coming up, asserting alarming the psa that uses guns and children. >> man: this morning a toddler shot his sister deb. >> anchor: what is the larger message behind this gun-control campaign? we will take a look. newman and attack in the park leaves a 15-year-old dad. no clue why or how.clues

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was he beaten to death? or was it something more? those who knew roger trindade say they can't understand why this happened to him. and as fox's valerie boey

beaten to death or something more? police are investigating the death of a 15-year-old. the family decided to take him off life support after a terrible attack over the weekend. they cannot understand why this happened. there are more questions than answers. >> reporter: 15-year-old roger turned out a is seen in this picture smiling and fuller life. today this family took time off life support. he was found unconscious in central park saturday night after a fight with >> woman: there was a commotion over there. then a rush of an ambulance. immediately we had over to the victim.> reporter: police are calling this an isolated incident. whoever was involved but have not made arrest. they are trying to determine how he died. he may have been sprayed something like mace which caused a fight to break out. >> woman: a fight broke out. >> woman: i think it's really sad. >> reporter: he attended winter

counselors for students incident and postponing sat exams. >> man: has death leads us to many questions. we are here to support prudence. >> woman: he is happy and didn't really speak much. >> reporter: he did not speak much english and was about the family. >> woman: my prayers go out to him. >> reporter: meanwhile heather says this is not the norm for park avenue. on the avenue. it is not normal for around here. it was astounding it happened so close to home. >> anchor: investigators say they do not think the deficit related is gang or hate crime. >> anchor: video and self care florida remain how people how quickly you can become a victim. you see the suspect pulled up

distracted within seconds the suspect crouches down between the two vehicles, opens the driver side door, grabs her purse, and is gone. she never even notice anything happened. it is a reminder to lock your door even if you get out for a moment. be aware of your surroundings. newman epic tradition this morning 36 years of thornton for swan roundup. they netted 60 five swans and so they could get yearly checkup. they are a symbol of lakeland. the original swans gifted by queen elizabeth. do not think they ever lost a swan doing this. it is for their health. they give them a check up, give them a shot. >> anchor: have they ever lost

>> reporter: i think the reporter was scared to go overboard. >> anchor: did you see how close they get to the water? before that is impressive. it is a great roundup. actually it was warm enough today to be near a lake or pond it felt good. i think so. take a look today the ultimate hey cannot do it.igh in the sky i should say. they are just flat and moving to the west and southwest. they did not produce much if any rain. and then as the sun set the class dissipate. we had a nice evening. highs today right up there. miss the record by one. 89 degrees. record was 90. this is record this is weather pattern pretty nonstop nine straight days. of this. northeast winds, we had minor

while more showers and moisture coming in from the atlantic. other days rain free. this will continue a couple more days. cold front arise with a shift in the rain. drop in humidity for the weekend. we can look simply outstanding. sky tower still quiet. rain we had early in citrus is gone. it is a pleasant night. 78 tampa, same in st. pete. sun city center 69. new port richey 74. dade city 70 to low 70s manatee and sarasota. eventually, this area of low pressure which is by the bahamas, should develop into tropical storm otto. this has been an active hurricane season. i want to assure you if it gets going it will not go this way

in late october every storm develops goals either straight north or northeast.hat will be away from us. if we had a storm developing caribbean, we may say that does not look good. but is developing there and that is that. european model, and i feel pretty good about it, his storm going up the east coast. huge rainmaker in northeast. they had a big drought. this will them. this will drag down cooler and drier air mass for us. you see it showing up on precipitate all water. that is water and atmosphere. watch the ground surge in. that indicates lower due points and very nice nights. with dry air, it cools and address is drives, hermas drops

sunday morning. also, just dream has a major trough along the east coast. we don't usually see the jet stream in the summer. it is up there. by the wintertime i weather goes from afternoon storms to occasional cold fronts. the trough here, we show you that because it's isolated cooler mass on the backside. we are back to jetstream season. call tonight and warm afternoon back up to 87. more sunshine and warm on thursday. couple showers developing late on friday. not much. after that, i couple great days. timing is perfect for the weekend. 60s lowe's 70s 80s for the highs. >> anchor: coming up a new campaign that has people

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>> >> man: a woman is done after a tunnel got a hold on gun. >> anchor: this is gun psa. that is used for the argument guns do not kill people people do. it goes a step forward that does not people do not kill bill people but toddlers. >> man: it is time we did something. we need to lock them up. put the guns, that's un-american. the toddlers. round them up.

and keep them away from our guns. campaign to prevent gun violence release this week. the idea behind this tongue-in-cheek approach is to keep guns out of the wrong hands. some say it goes too far. shootings children are small percentage. there were 23,000 shooting deaths in 2014. during that year 56 of them involve children ages three and younger. brady gun against gun violence whether it's done by a toddler, convicted felon, or terrorist.

they found this 800 pounder in nantucket sound in connecticut. much too cold this time a year for her to survive. she is pregnant. that made her rescue more urgent. they put her on a plane with us coast guard. she traveled 1300 miles to orlando where they named her washburn. she's going on rehab. they save 17 and released back into florida waters. >> anchor: will be the first of the kind and all women sports museum in the works and sarasota. she is a former player for rocky peaches, all-american girls pro baseball league. inspiration for the movie league of your own. it takes women sports museum how history and other women realized they too can obtain their goals.

they have not decided on location. they are talking to city and county and hope to make this happen within a few years. hen at that vehicle thing to have in our area? >> meteorologist: it would be supercool. that's fantastic.

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winner ?lightning .3 and all on the season. >> big bucs news today. jackson added to enter less. best case scenario jackson returns in a couple weeks. worst case scenario season is done. how about a little baseball? even at one. dodgers third season. la went one zip lead. we have monogrammed all and that one is gone. two round shot, dodgers up three zip. just interment tunes on this one. back to is gone. dodgers currently lead six ? zero in the ninth inning.

back against the wall. josh thomason taking cory cooper d. they score and homerun for the blue jays. seventh inning. bases loaded. that will score 2. toronto goes on to win and keeps postseason hopes alive. they are down three ?one in the covenant more games tomorrow night. >> anchor: before we go, the nominees for the rock 'n' roll nominees are out. that includes, late rapper to puncture core. not only did he have numerous chart topping hits, he recorded so much while alive, the releases keep flowing even after his death.

the nomination as they are pearl jam, journey, bad brains, depeche mode, electrolyte orchestra, dlo who remembers them? jane addiction, joan baez, and stepping wealth. some of them repeat nominees include janet jackson, somebody's, and chaka khan just to name a few. inductees from that list will be announced since december. new scheme: onli a done here have a good day will be back at 4:30 a.m.. from all of us here at fox 13 have a

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