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Deputies: Orlando teen identified as victim of deadly Orange County shooting

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that left an Orlando teen dead Monday evening.

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According to the sheriff’s office, deputies responded to a home in the 5300 block of Broken Pine Circle near Hiawassee Road after getting reports of gunfire in the area just after 7 p.m.

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When deputies arrived they found a teen dead from an apparent gunshot wound lying near a car.

Investigators later identified the teen as 16-year-old De’Shayla Sanaa Ferguson of Orlando.

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The sheriff’s office did not release any information on a possible suspect and would only say the investigation was ongoing.

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Matt Reeser

Matt Reeser, WFTV.com

Matt Reeser joined WFTV in 1998 as a news photographer and has worked for television stations in Kentucky and West Virginia.

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