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Man arrested after woman, her friend shot and killed in Orlando, police say

Eliette De Jesus Marquez arrested on murder charges

Eliette De Jesus Marquez was arrested on two counts of first-degree murder. (Copyright 2025 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

ORLANDO, Fla. – A 31-year-old man was arrested on murder charges after two women were killed Sunday at an Orlando apartment complex in a domestic shooting, police said.

Eliette De Jesus Marquez was arrested on two counts of first-degree murder in the shootings, which happened around 5 p.m. at the Village Springs Apartments at Lake Orlando.

Orlando police said officers were called to Cinderlane Parkway and found two female victims suffering from gunshot wounds.

Both victims were taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center, where they later died, police said.

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According to the Orlando Police Department, a preliminary investigation shows that one of the victims found at the scene was in a relationship with Marquez. The second victim was a friend of the other woman, police said.

Marquez ran from the scene after the double-shooting, but he was apprehended a short time later, police said.

No other details have been released.

2 taken to hospital in critical condition after ‘emergency’ at Orlando apartment complex (Copyright 2025 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

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