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Osceola County Sheriff's Office: Kissimmee man victim of drowning in Shingle Creek

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Matthew Gilmore of Kissimmee is a drowning victim / Headline Surfer®Photo for Headline Surfer® /
Matthew Gilmore, shown left, of Kissimmee, FL, drowned on or before Sept. 27 near the Shingle Creek bridge, according to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office. 

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- The Medical Examiner's Office has positively identified a body found in Shingle Creek as that of Matthew Gilmore, 39, from Kissimmee, and determined his cause of death as a drowning.

The incident does not appear suspicious, therefore, Osceola County Sheriff's detectives are investigating this as an accidental drowning and are working with the Medical Examiner's Office to determine if drugs or alcohol may have been a factor in his death, according to a press release.

Kissimmee cops: Argument escalated into gunfire that left a 24-year-old man dead outside a restaurant Sunday night

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Scene of fatal shooting in Kissimmee / Headline Surfer®Locator of deadly shooting in Kissimmee / Headline Surfer®Juan Carlos Quiles, 24, of Kissimmee, murdered Sunday / Headline Surfer®Photos for Headline Surfer® /
Juan Carlos Quiles of Kissimmee, shown here, was gunned down Sunday night outside an eatery.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Just what led to a double shooting outside the El Cibuco Restaurant, that left a 24-year-old man dead and a 30-year-old woman injured remains a mystery, Kissimmee cops said.

Here is a synopsis of what was released by Kissimmee police: The shooting happened around 9:40 p.m. Sunday outside the restaurant in the 2200 block of Fortune Road. When officers arrived, they found a man dead from a single bullet wound.

Unincorporated Osceola County under burn ban

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Osceola burn ban for unincorporated areas went into effect Jan. 22 / Headline Surfer®Headline Surfer® graphic / An outdoor burn is in effect for all  unincorporated areas of Osceola County, effective Jan. 22 as demonstrated in this snapshot.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Unincorporated areas of Osceola County are under an outdoor burn ban due to lack of rainfall throughout the county that has sent its Keetch-Byram Drought Index over 500.

The ban, which took effect Jan. 22, is for all types of outside burning, including open fire pits, campfires, and yard debris. It be enforced by Osceola County Code Enforcement, Law Enforcement and Emergency Services personnel. Osceola County Fire Rescue will continue to monitor conditions to determine when the burn ban will be lifted.