ORLANDO, Fla. – A lockdown at the Orange County courthouse was lifted on Wednesday after an hours-long lockdown following a shooting in a parking garage adjacent to the courthouse.
Meanwhile, sheriff’s office deputies are still looking for the suspect.
[WATCH: Witness interview]
The incident was reported around 11:30 a.m. Upon arrival, deputies found a woman “who was shot at by a person known to her, but not injured.”
The suspect fled the scene after the shooting.
A witness at the scene told News 6’s Mike Valente that the woman told him her husband was the shooter.
“She was like crying so bad. I was like, you OK? She was like, ‘My husband tried to shoot me. My husband was trying to shoot me,’” witness Fero Alhajjah told News 6. “I was like, are you fine? You OK now? And she was like, ‘no, I’m not fine.’”
Alhajjah said law enforcement moved quickly after speaking with the woman.
Video from an employee shows deputies with long guns combing the roof of the courthouse parking garage.
The employee was in a hearing when she said a deputy came into the room and said they couldn’t leave the room because there was an active shooting situation. The hearing was halted in the meantime.
On the ground, sheriff’s office bloodhound teams were seen tracking along Magnolia Avenue for the suspect.
News 6’s Mike DeForest says it appears the sheriff’s office knows who the suspect is, but they are not releasing that person’s identity at this time.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
