Florida State freshman linebacker Ethan Pritchard is “alert, responsive and able to communicate” after being shot in the back of the head following the team’s season opener in late August.

The Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office held a news conference on Wednesday to discuss four major arrests that were made in connection with the shooting of Florida State University football player Ethan Pritchard at an apartment complex.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference in Cape Coral.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement fired a deputy chief of staff days after she sought whistleblower protection and complained about alleged retaliation against an attorney who tangled with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ aides over releasing public records.

Florida law enforcement officials say the director of the Miami-Dade Police Department is recovering in a Tampa hospital after shooting himself.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference in Jacksonville.