A woman was killed and a man was gravely injured Wednesday morning in an attempted murder-suicide at a home, the Sanford Police Department said.
The shooting was reported at about 8:45 a.m. at a home on Orange Avenue near East 25th Street, Sanford police spokeswoman Bianca Gillett said.
The victims, Juhi Paramar, 25, and Elisha Gilmore, 27, were discovered in a bedroom of the home where Gilmore lives, Gillet said. They were taken to Central Florida Regional Hospital, where the Paramar died.
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Police said Paramar and Gilmore were in a relationship but the motive of the shooting is unclear.
"We are not looking for any other shooter," Gillett said, calling it an isolated incident. "But again, we are trying to determine what occurred between those two individuals to lead to us arriving at this point."
Neighbor Diane Hanlon said the initial police response was startling.
"All of a sudden, the street was being swamped," she said. "(Police) were getting out of the cars and kicking down the door ... they withdrew their guns (and) they took the door down.
"I saw out here and watched and then there were two ambulances that came and they took two people out."
Hanlon said she also saw police removing a handgun and a shotgun from the home.
Watch Sanford police's news conference about the shooting below:
Gilmore remains hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
“Any kind of shooting is very concerning to us, especially with everything in the news these days, but as far as being next door, that really shocked me,” said neighbor Casey Mosley.
Police have not said who they believe pulled the trigger in the shootings.
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