Double shooting leaves 1 dead at Orlando apartments

Suspected shooter taken into custody at Oakmont Apartments

ORLANDO, Fla. – One person was killed and another was injured early Wednesday in a shooting in Orlando, police said.

The fatal double shooting was reported just after 2 a.m. at the Oakmont Apartments at 3014 S. Rio Grande Avenue.

Orlando police said officers found two gunshot victims.

One victim, identified by authorities only as a male, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. His name and age have not been released.

The other victim was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

According to police, the suspected shooter was detained at the scene.

Orlando police said there is no threat to the community and it appears officers have accounted for everyone involved in the shooting.

No other details have been released.

Stay with News 6 and ClickOrlando.com for more updates.


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Ezzy Castro is a multimedia journalist on News 6's morning team who has a passion for telling the stories of the people in the Central Florida community. Ezzy worked at WFOR CBS4 in South Florida and KBMT in Beaumont, Texas, where she covered Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Being from Miami, Ezzy loves Cuban coffee and croquetas!

Daniel started with WKMG-TV in 2000 and became the digital content manager in 2009. When he's not working on ClickOrlando.com, Daniel likes to head to the beach or find a sporting event nearby.

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