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1 child shot, killed at Orange County park, another in custody
One person is dead and another is in custody after a shooting Thursday evening on a basketball court behind a YMCA near Oak Ridge High School, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the shooting happened at Vogt-Meloon Park on West Oak Ridge Road after an altercation between two kids on the basketball court. The victim was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Orange County Sheriff's Office said a child has died after a shooting at a park in Orange County. The alleged shooter – also a child – is in custody, deputies said.
The shooting happened on a basketball court at Vogt-Meloon Park, near the South Orlando YMCA and Oak Ridge High School. However, OCSO clarified to FOX 35 that the shooting happened at the park, not at the YMCA or the high school.
Deputies said there was some sort of fight that happened that escalated to a shooting. One child shot another, then ran to Oak Ridge High School, where he was detained by the school's school resource officer. OCSO said deputies are not looking for any other people connected to the shooting.
The child who was shot died at the hospital.
OCSO has not released their ages, names, or whether the two knew each other.
Oak Ridge High School was placed on lockdown during the investigation, the district confirmed. That lockdown has since been lifted.
The Source: The information is from the Orange County Sheriff's Office.