ORLANDO, Fla. – A man was killed in a drive-by shooting Thursday afternoon, according to the Orlando Police Department.
The shooting was reported on City Park Avenue before 4 p.m. The victim died at the scene.
He was identified Friday as 21-year-old Daniel Moore.
“These things are always troubling whenever you have somebody willing to come use a gun... to take someone’s life in the middle of a neighborhood,” Orlando police Sgt. David Baker said.
Ninety minutes earlier, another drive-by shooting was reported on South Dollins Avenue, which is about three miles away.
In that case, witnesses said the unknown suspects fled in an SUV after shooting someone in the leg.
Mary Marshall said she was sitting inside her home when she heard the gunfire, and bullets shot through her home.
“The bullet came straight through,” she said. “My son was laying on the floor, and I thought he was dead, and I just went out of it.”
She showed News 6 five bullet holes that hit her home.
Three of them were outside, while two of them traveled through her screen door and hit the back wall of her kitchen.
“I’m ready to move from here. I gotta go from here. I can’t stay here,” the 74-year-old said.
Police said at this point, it’s unclear if the two incidents are related.
The investigation is ongoing.
Check back for more updates on this developing story.