Overview
- At a permitted block party in Palatka that turned violent Saturday night, a driver steered into the crowd and hit people and cars near North 20th Place and Eagle Street.
- Police say two Palatka officers and several bystanders fired at the driver during the confrontation.
- The suspect fled, returned moments later, and crashed into a patrol vehicle before being taken into custody and transported to a nearby hospital.
- Officials report multiple victims at area hospitals with no details yet on severity, and no injuries have been reported among law enforcement.
- A large, multi-agency response dispersed the scene as roughly 1,000 people regrouped at the Middleton Shopping Center, and FDLE is processing multiple crime scenes with Palatka police.