Argument ends in gunfire, 3 teens shot in Winter Garden, police say

Shooting happened outside home

WINTER GARDEN, Fla. – Winter Garden police say three teens were shot during an argument outside of a home but they haven’t provided details on how badly they were hurt; however, investigators said the victims are in stable condition.

Records show the shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday on Horizon Street as several people were arguing about an unknown topic.

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Police said they located the victims in the front yard of the home and took them to Orlando Regional Medical Center and that other subjects who were shot were taken to area hospitals by other individuals.

Winter Garden police say several people were shot outside a home on Horizon Street on May 26, 2021. (Sky 6)

Marilyn Demps said her 17-year-old son was one of the victims.

“My son is lying in the hospital right now in serious condition. I don’t know if he’s going to make it or not,” Demps said. “He got shot in the chest. The bullet came out on the side, so they got him stable right now, but it doesn’t look good.”

She said she wants the violence to stop. “

“I don’t know who coming through shooting these kids, but I wish they would stop because this is getting really serious,” said Demps.

“Investigators are currently working several leads in the investigation, and our department is not releasing any more additional information at this time,” the department wrote in a news release.

“The individuals that we are considering suspects at this time did hop in the car and flee the area. We are not releasing information on that vehicle at this time,” Captain Scott Allen from Winter Garden Police said. “We do receive calls in this area, but calls of this magnitude are not normal.”

Sky 6 video from the scene showed dozens of yellow evidence markers outside the home and a blue car with bullet holes in it.

Anyone who has information about the shooting is asked to call Detective Dave Clarke at 407-656-3636 ext. 4092 or Crime at 800-423-TIPS.


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