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The Orlando FreeFall drop tower in ICON Park in Orlando, Florida, is pictured on March 28, 2022. Tyre Sampson, 14, was killed when he fell from the ride last year.

INDIALANTIC, Fla. - The mayor of a Florida town was arrested after police said he hit another man in the face with a rake while they were cleaning up a park in Brevard County after Hurricane Ian. David Berkman, 59, is facing a misdemeanor battery charge.According to an affidavit from the Indialantic Police Department, the victim – Melvyn Chang – and Berkman were both in Orlando Park in Indialantic on Friday assisting with cleanup efforts after Hurricane Ian spread debris across the area. Police said Chang was sitting on a picnic table recording Berkman after Berkman allegedly made several comments about "kicking his a**," the affidavit stated. MORE NEWS: Florida deputy, 21, shot and killed while serving warrant in Polk City, sheriff saysThe report went on to say that "after several minutes the defendant walked up and shoved a leaf rake with a plastic end into the face of the victim causing the rake to hit the victims phone and his face."The victim reportedly captured the incident on his cellphone. No other information has been released about the incident.

ORLANDO, Fla. - A laser shooting game that allows guests to shoot at targets from The Wheel at ICON Park in Orlando will be paused for now and redesigned, the park announced on Saturday."Some non-guests and community members expressed that they considered the toy shooting device used to be insensitive," said William Wellons with Wellons Communications which represents ICON Park. "The attractions' industry has many similar games which use similar shooting devices, so that is what we were limited to when exploring the game.

Orlando, Fla. - Tyre Sampson's death is still being investigated, and local attorneys are weighing in on the topic.A big question: if negligence is proven in Sampson's death, could there be criminal charges? Larry Gonzalez an attorney with Morgan & Morgan, who is not involved in the case, said it's up to the state attorney's office"Typically negligence doesn’t rise to the level of a criminal standard of manslaughter unless it’s what’s called grossly negligent, that's a reckless standard, but that’s up to the state’s office if they want to do that based on their own investigation," said Gonzales.Tyre Sampson, 14, is pictured in a provided family photo.  The attorney said typically it would have to rise above the level of ordinary negligence.RELATED: Fence put up around Orlando drop tower ride where teen fell to his death"A lot of times what the courts want to see is what's called intentional misconduct. Maybe you didn’t intend to kill anyone but your conduct was so reckless that that was going to be the likely result," said Gonzales.Tyre Sampson fell out of his seat and to his death on the Orlando FreeFall ride at Icon Park last week.

An investigation is underway into how a teenager fell to his death late on Thursday at Icon Park in Orlando during the operation of a ride deemed the “tallest free-standing drop tower in the world.”

ORLANDO, Fla. – A Johnson and Johnson vaccine was available to anyone 18 and up at Jazz in the Park in Orlando on Saturday, according to city commissioner Bakari Burns.

ORLANDO, Fla. – A 16-year-old was shot Monday afternoon near Willie Mays Park in Orlando, police said.Orlando police said the shooting happened at 4400 Prince Hall Boulevard, but authorities said the victim walked to another location.The teen was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center, where he underwent surgery, police said.According to police, stray bullets hit some nearby houses, but no on else was injured.Police said it’s not known who shot the teen.An investigation is ongoing.No other details have been released.Watch News 6 and stay with ClickOrlando.com for updates.

ORLANDO, Fla. – This July Fourth weekend is going to look a little different at Lake Eola Park in Orlando due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Usually, the City of Orlando teams up with News 6 to present Fireworks at the Fountain to Central Florida, but this year, due to coronavirus concerns, Mayor Buddy Dyer had to make the decision to forego the in-person celebration.News 6′s Justin Warmoth sat down with Dyer to talk about the decision and what things will look like in Orlando moving forward.Dyer said the decision to cancel the in-person display was a tough one, but an equally important one.“It was a hard one to cancel this particular event because we recognize the patriotism of our veterans and what’s so special about our country,” Dyer said.

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Wheel at ICON Park will be ready to take riders again beginning June 3, according to ICON Park officials.