16-year-old arrested in deadly shooting at Orange County apartment: deputies
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Orange County deputies found a man dead inside an apartment, and deputies said he had "obvious signs of trauma."
ORLANDO, Fla. - A teenager has been arrested in connection to a deadly shooting at an Orange County apartment last month, authorities announced Monday.
The 16-year-old was taken into custody on Feb. 9, on an arrest warrant for second-degree murder.
The Orange County Sheriff's Office identified the victim killed as 26-year-old Quelson Quenton Pierre.
The backstory:
On Feb. 8, at around 11:50 a.m., deputies responded to the Landon Pointe Apartments located on Grande Pointe Boulevard after a man, later identified as Pierre, was found unresponsive inside an apartment.
The Orange County Sheriff's Office is investigating after Quelson Quenton Pierre, 26, was found shot and killed at an apartment located on Grande Pointe Boulevard on Feb. 8, 2025.
When deputies arrived, they found Pierre with "obvious trauma to his body" and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives later revealed Pierre died from an apparent gunshot wound.
The Orange County Sheriff's Office is investigating after Quelson Quenton Pierre, 26, was found shot and killed at an apartment located on Grande Pointe Boulevard on Feb. 8, 2025.
What we don't know:
Investigators have not revealed the relationship between Pierre and the teenager, nor the circumstances that led up to the shooting.
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The Source: This story was written based on information shared by the Orange County Sheriff's Office on March 10, 2025.