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Several Florida Tech games have been canceled due to COVID-19 protocols, the school announced on Thursday.

The Melbourne police department, citing Marsy’s Law, says their officer – who suffered a minor, in-the-line-of-duty injury - is the victim of a crime and his name will not be made public.

Police shared a timeline of events on campus the night of the armed disturbance.

The family of an 18-year-old Florida Tech University student who police say was shot and killed when he lunged at officers after assaulting people with a knife on campus is speaking out Wednesday morning.

VIERA, Fla. — The parents of a Florida Tech student who was killed by police plan to speak out for the first time. People held a vigil on campus Tuesday night to try to heal after Friday night’s attack. Officers said 18-year-old Alhaji Sow was chasing students with a knife before police confronted him. READ: Police: Knife-wielding Florida Tech student shot and killed by officer on campusThe parents will speak at the courthouse in Viera. READ: Florida Tech holds vigil for dead student, community safety; parents announce investigationThey said they have hired an Orlando attorney to conduct an independent investigation.

Friends are mourning the loss of the Florida Tech student, Melbourne police said first responders shot when the armed student lunged at them. It all started on campus Friday night with a report of a student with a knife.

Team selections for the Citrus Bowl and Cheez-It Bowl at Camping World Stadium in Orlando were announced Sunday.

An 18-year-old Florida Tech student from Georgia was shot and killed when he lunged at Melbourne police and campus security Friday night after assaulting people with a knife in a residency hall on the university’s campus, officials said.

Nine people, including two minors, were injured in a two-vehicle crash Saturday, according to the Osceola County Fire Rescue.

MELBOURNE, Fla. — Update: Melbourne police have identified the man shot and killed on campus as Alhaji Sow, 18, of Riverdale, GA.Police confirmed Sow was a student at Florida Tech. Original story:A man is dead after a police officer and school security guard shot him on the Florida Tech campus late Friday night. Read: Teacher accused of having sex with student, lying on job applicationInvestigators say school security also responded and discovered the man went into a building. They say he was holding an “edged weapon.”Investigators say the suspect lunged at school security and police officers. Both a Melbourne police officer and school security guard fired their weapons and shot the man.

A man driving on westbound Interstate 4 in Volusia County was shot at and injured by a suspect in an unknown vehicle early Saturday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

An Ocoee man was fatally struck by a car that drove away from the scene of the crash and was later found abandoned Saturday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

ORLANDO, Fla. — A very foggy start to the day for many across Central Florida. A dense fog advisory will remain in place until 9am this morning. READ: Police: Knife-wielding man shot and killed on Florida Tech campus by officer, security guardThis advisory covers Marion, Lake, Sumter, Polk, Flagler and Interior Volusia Counties. Very foggy this morning, especially in and around #Marion, #Lake, and #Sumter Counties. Dense Fog advisory in place until 9AM.

A Florida Tech student attacked other students on campus with a knife before being fatally shot by officers Friday night, according to the Melbourne Police Department.

Staff and students who return in-person have been asked to get a COVID-19 test or self-quarantine. Friday, on-campus housing students got these mandatory rapid tests before being allowed to check inside their dorms. And while UCF leaders told us safety is key, the first day back this semester won’t be the same at every area university. Florida Tech returns back to in-person learning on January 25th after two weeks of remote learning. “We thought this was in the best interest of our students,” said Dr. Brent Chrite, president of Bethune Cookman University.

School officials said in an update Tuesday that classes will resume Jan. 11 as planned but will be taught virtually. The semester will begin as scheduled Monday, Jan. 11, but classes will be remote learning only for the first two weeks, then resume in-person with remote learning options,” the release read. Orientation and welcome week will be virtual, visit www.fit.edu/orientation and Florida Tech Engage for details. School officials are asking anyone traveling during the holiday break to follow the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) recommendations and best practices. All students, including remote students, are asked to complete the pledge.

An algae that glows like fairy dust at night is harming bottlenose dolphins, even when the algae is not bloomingAn algae toxin 1,000 times deadlier than cyanide lingers at trace levels in the livers of bottlenose dolphins in the Indian River Lagoon, a new study shows, remaining there even when the algae is not blooming. The study for the first time establishes a baseline level of the toxin in lagoon dolphins by which to compare future toxin levels during dolphin strandings or die-offs. The study, led by Florida Tech, is the first report of saxitoxin being detected in marine mammals absent an algae bloom. The same toxin has rendered puffer fish off-limits to harvest since 2002 after several people almost died after eating the fish. The toxin levels were a third of the federal action limit at which shellfish are deemed safe to eat, Fire said.

An algae that glows like fairy dust at night is harming bottlenose dolphins, even when the algae is not bloomingAn algae toxin 1,000 times deadlier than cyanide lingers at trace levels in the livers of bottlenose dolphins in the Indian River Lagoon, a new study shows, remaining there even when the algae is not blooming. The study for the first time establishes a baseline level of the toxin in lagoon dolphins by which to compare future toxin levels during dolphin strandings or die-offs. The study, led by Florida Tech, is the first report of saxitoxin being detected in marine mammals absent an algae bloom. The same toxin has rendered puffer fish off-limits to harvest since 2002 after several people almost died after eating the fish. The toxin levels were a third of the federal action limit at which shellfish are deemed safe to eat, Fire said.

An algae that glows like fairy dust at night is harming bottlenose dolphins, even when the algae is not bloomingAn algae toxin 1,000 times deadlier than cyanide lingers at trace levels in the livers of bottlenose dolphins in the Indian River Lagoon, a new study shows, remaining there even when the algae is not blooming. The study for the first time establishes a baseline level of the toxin in lagoon dolphins by which to compare future toxin levels during dolphin strandings or die-offs. The study, led by Florida Tech, is the first report of saxitoxin being detected in marine mammals absent an algae bloom. The same toxin has rendered puffer fish off-limits to harvest since 2002 after several people almost died after eating the fish. The toxin levels were a third of the federal action limit at which shellfish are deemed safe to eat, Fire said.