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Search continues for suspect who triggered officer-involved shooting in Orange County

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Law enforcement in Orange County is searching for the person accused of trying to hit an officer with their car head-on.

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Investigators said that the officer then shot at the driver as they got away.

It happened Tuesday morning in a neighborhood not far from Clarcona-Ocoee and Hiawassee roads.

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Ocoee police said they are looking for the driver who was behind the wheel of a silver Infiniti SUV.

The driver is accused of trying to crash into an officer’s vehicle and driving away.

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An Ocoee officer shot at the suspect driver from inside of his police truck.

Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office also joined the search for the suspect.

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