{"id":76611,"date":"2026-08-15T22:30:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T02:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=76611"},"modified":"2026-08-15T22:31:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T02:31:10","slug":"two-injured-in-lakeland-house-shooting-on-choctaw-avenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/08\/15\/two-injured-in-lakeland-house-shooting-on-choctaw-avenue\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Injured in Lakeland House Shooting on Choctaw Avenue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two adults were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a shooting along Choctaw Avenue in Lakeland on Friday, August 14, 2026.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Shooting-graphic--1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Shooting-graphic--1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Shooting-graphic--300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Shooting-graphic--768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Shooting-graphic--1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Shooting-graphic-.jpg 1920w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Incident Details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Time &amp; Location:<\/strong> Lakeland Police Department officers responded to reports of gunfire shortly after 11:00 p.m. at a home located at 613 Choctaw Avenue.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Shooting:<\/strong> The two victims were inside the home when an unknown party fired multiple rounds into the residence from the outside.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Medical Response:<\/strong> Emergency responders transported both victims to a nearby hospital for treatment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Investigation Status<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Suspects:<\/strong> The suspects fled the neighborhood on foot before police arrived at the scene. 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