Italy says Berlin terror suspect killed in Milan

The wanted photo issued by German federal police on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016 shows 24-year-old Tunisian Anis Amri who is suspected of being involved in the fatal attack on the Christmas market in Berlin on Dec. 19, 2016. German authorities are offering a reward of up to 100,000 euros ($105,000) for the arrest of the Tunisian. (German police via AP)

MILAN (AP) – Italy’s interior minister says that “without a shadow of doubt” the prime suspect in Monday’s deadly truck attack on a Christmas market in Berlin, Germany, was killed in Italy.

Italian news agency ANSA reports that suspect Anis Amri was killed in a shootout with police in Milan overnight.

ANSA says police were conducting a routine check when they asked Amri for his identity papers. He reportedly pulled a gun from his backpack and was killed in an ensuing shootout.

Trending Now

NEAR ELLENTON

Port Charlotte man hospitalized after wrong-way crash on I-75

A Port Charlotte man is in serious condition after a wrong-way driver collided with him on I-75 in Manatee County.

FORT MYERS

Mental Health Monday: Kids’ hurricane season anxiety

As we prepare for hurricane season, make sure to mentally prepare Southwest Florida children who went through Ian last year.

FORT MYERS

Convicted cop-killer Wisner Desmaret to be sentenced

Convicted murderer Wisner Desmaret is set to be sentenced, bringing closure to the family of Fort Myers Police Officer Adam Jobbers-Miller.

MARCO ISLAND

Berm project reaches Marco Island in time for hurricane season

The emergency berm project in Collier County is nearly wrapped up, reaching the beaches of Marco Island just in time for hurricane season.

Isolated storms roll in Monday afternoon

The majority of Southwest Florida will enjoy a mix of sun and clouds until a few showers form well inland around 1 p.m., eventually developing into isolated storms near the coast and I-75 throughout the afternoon and evening.

Stories you need to know

LAKE WALES (AP)

Police kill a man suspected of killing a mom, her 3 kids in Central Florida

After an hourslong standoff at a motel, police in Central Florida fatally shot a man suspected of killing a mother and her three children, authorities said Wednesday.

SANAA, Yemen

Stampede in Yemen’s capital kills at least 78, official says

A crowd of people apparently spooked by gunfire and an electrical explosion stampeded at an event to distribute financial aid in Yemen’s capital late Wednesday, killing at least 78 and injuring at least 73 others, according to eyewitnesses and Houthi rebel officials.

Police lights blare from the officer's vehicle.

Police kill suspect, 3 victims die in Orlando home shooting

Four people including a child are dead after a suspect shot three victims inside a home and then was killed by police after opening fire on officers responding to a domestic violence report early Sunday, police in Florida said.

OCALA (AP)

16-year-old suspect arrested in Florida after killings of 3 teens

A 16-year-old boy wanted as part of an investigation into the killings of three teenagers in central Florida was captured by authorities, days after another teenager and a 12-year-old were charged in the deaths.