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Suspect opens fire on Orange County home with 1-year-old inside; deputies initiate search

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Published  April 25, 2025 11:17am EDT
Orange County
FOX 35 Orlando
Drive-by shooting in Orlando home leaves toddler unharmed

Drive-by shooting in Orlando home leaves toddler unharmed

Bullet holes riddled a home in Orlando as a one-year-old child was inside, according to officials. The drive-by shooting happened on Hastings Street on April 22.

The Brief

    • The Orange County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for help in identifying a vehicle that drove by and opened fire on a neighborhood home.
    • Detectives said they found 15 different 9mm shell casings scattered across the roadway, sidewalk and grass near the home.
    • The home had a 1-year-old child inside it at the time.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - The Orange County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for help in identifying a vehicle that drove by and opened fire on a neighborhood home with a 1-year-old inside. 

Drive-by shooting in Orlando neighborhood

What we know:

A drive-by shooting took place on the night of April 22 in a residential area on North Hastings Street in Orlando. At least 15 bullets were fired from a moving vehicle into a home, where a one-year-old child was inside at the time. Miraculously, no one was killed or injured.

Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office recovered multiple shell casings from the road, sidewalk, and grass outside the house. Surveillance video capturing the incident is now central to the investigation as law enforcement searches for the shooter or shooters involved.

What we don't know:

Authorities have not identified any suspects, nor have they released details about the vehicle seen in the surveillance video. The motive for the shooting remains unclear. It is also unknown whether the house was the intended target or if this was a case of mistaken identity.

Can you help find the suspect?

What you can do:

A camera outside the home captured the moment the car drove by and opened fire. 

Orange County neighborhood drive-by shooting

Orange County neighborhood drive-by shooting

The Orange County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for help in identifying the vehicle seen in this video, which drove by a home earlier this week along North Hastings Street and opened fire. (Credit: Orange County Sheriff's Office)

Officials are asking the public for help in identifying the vehicle seen in the above video.

Those with information about the suspect, vehicle or motives are asked to call Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS. Tips can be made anonymously.

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The Source: This story was written based on information shared by the Orange County Sheriff's Office in a Facebook post on April 25, 2025.

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