Orlando police arrest man in connection to June homicide case

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando police say they’ve made an arrest linked to a murder that happened over the summer.

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The Orlando Police Department sent Channel 9 video of officers escorting 33-year-old Tyrese Johnson to jail Tuesday night.

Orlando police arrest man in connection to June homicide case (WFTV)

Investigators have charged Johnson with second-degree murder in connection to the deadly shooting of a woman at her apartment on South Kirkman Road.

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In June, police said someone shot and killed 51-year-old Joan Foster-Taylor at Metro Place Apartments.

Investigators have not released many other details in the case, including a possible motive for the shooting or what led them to Johnson’s arrest months later.

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Channel 9′s Q McCray is working to gather more information and you can watch his live reports beginning at 5 a.m. on Eyewitness News.

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