ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement after Orange County deputies shot a suspect involved in two drive-by shootings early Wednesday morning.
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4:25 p.m. Update:
Orange County Sheriff John Mina confirmed that deputies shot a suspect on Wednesday afternoon who he said was involved in two drive-by shootings.
The drive-by shootings happened around 2:40 a.m. and around 8:40 a.m., Mina said and added that there were no injuries reported.
Investigators tracked the suspects and located them on the 5200 block of Montague Place.
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When deputies arrived, they found several people in the driveway, including the suspects.
One of the suspects, a 16-year-old male, was armed with a handgun, deputies said.
After giving several warnings to the suspect, deputies fired at the 16-year-old.
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Mina said that a 24-year-old suspect was hit in the foot and was taken to the hospital with a non-life-threatening injury.
Deputies say one handgun was found at the scene.
Multiple people have been charged for the drive-by shooting and the incident at Montague Place, deputies said.
The officers involved in the shooting have been put on administrative leave pending an FDLE investigation..
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Around 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, deputies responded to the area of 5200 block of Montague Place.
The sheriff’s office has not released any information regarding this incident and will hold a press conference at 3:45 p.m.
Channel 9 news has crews at the scene and at the press conference.
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