Week of November 16, 2009

Orange County Florida Sheriff’s Office

In July 2007, Orange County (FL) Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an attempted armed robbery at a restaurant where one employee sustained a gunshot wound. In August 2007, Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a shooting incident at a residence where the suspect, after engaging in a verbal argument with one of the occupants, fired several shots at the occupant from outside the residence. Using NIBIN, Florida Department of Law Enforcement - Orlando was able to match both shootings to the same firearm. In April 2009, following identification and arrest of the suspect from the second shooting incident, the defendant was convicted of robbery with a firearm and sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.

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