Orlando Breaks Homicide Record
POSTED: Tuesday, August 8, 2006
UPDATED: 11:36 pm EDT August 8,
2006
  Investigators said the unidentified man died in a car off Central Boulevard and N. Dollins Avenue near Lorna Dune Park at about 2 a.m.
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A man who was shot to death inside a car early Tuesday became the city's 37th homicide victim of the year, breaking a record set in 1982, according to police.Investigators said Christopher Charles, 50, died in a car off Central Boulevard and N. Dollins Avenue near Lorna Doone Park at about 2 a.m.Officers said someone drove up beside the driver and opened fire.Charles sped off after being shot and crashed his car into a wall, according to police.There was no description of the car the gunman was driving.Meanwhile, the search continues for the killer responsible for the city's 36th homicide.Investigators said Lecene Germain was found dead in his home located on Kitty Hawk Avenue in Pine Hills Monday.Germain's wife, who is Haitian, told a translator that her husband knew he was seriously injured."She said her husband shook her, and this is coming from the translator and not me, and her husband shook her and said, 'Somebody has killed me,'" neighbor Mary Thompson said. "This area is getting more crime-ridden," Thompson said.Crime scene investigators are trying to determine motives in both homicides.Anyone with information concerning the crimes is urged to call Crimeline at (800) 423-TIPS.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.Previous Stories:
- August 7, 2006: Neighbor: Man Woke Wife, Said 'Somebody Has Killed Me' Before Dying
- August 7, 2006: Orlando Police Investigate City's 36th Homicide
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