ORLANDO, Fla. – A 23-year-old man was arrested Friday in the shooting death of a 29-year-old woman at an Orange County home, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said the woman — Sierra Tikeshia Ashley Polson — died in the shooting Thursday night, which was reported around 10:15 p.m. at 2517 Greenleaf Drive near Doncaster Road, off Forest City Road.
Deputies were called to the area and found Polson suffering from a gunshot wound. She was taken to a hospital, where she died, deputies said.
Investigators said they later discovered that Polson and her boyfriend, Keyvon Daley, 23, had left the house together and returned home later that evening.
Polson returned first and went to her bedroom, though moments later, she was followed into the house and bedroom by Daley, deputies said.
Polson’s mother, who lived in the home, then heard a loud bang from Polson’s room, and when the mother went to check, Daley tried to prevent her from coming in, an arrest report shows.
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However, the mother was able to push her way into the room and saw Polson laying unresponsive on the floor, detectives said.
Deputies said the mother then yelled at Daley, “You shot my baby!”
Daley was seen with a handgun sticking out of his pocket, but despite the mother’s best efforts to keep him from getting away, Daley pushed past her and fled the home, according to the sheriff’s office.
Deputies said Daley later called Polson’s family to ask whether she was alright, but when told that Polson didn’t make it, he hung up.
Investigators said that a black cable was initially found wrapped around Polson’s neck when fire crews arrived at the scene.
Daley was eventually arrested and faces charges of first-degree murder, deputies said. According to the sheriff’s office, Daley has been arrested twice before for incidents of domestic violence in November 2022 and January 2023.
The sheriff’s office urges victims of domestic violence to get in touch with support resources available in the county, such as Harbor House of Central Florida at its 24-hour crisis line, which can be contacted at 407-886-2856.
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