ORLANDO, Fla. — Condolences have poured in across social media in the hours since the Orlando Police Department announced that officer Kevin Valencia, who was shot during a hostage situation in 2018, had died.
Valencia suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was shot in the head while responding to a domestic violence call that June.
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Law enforcement agencies and officials from across Central Florida took to social media to honor Valencia and offer condolences to his family.
Read their messages below:
Law enforcement
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Government officials
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