ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Two men were killed in a shooting near Baldwin Park, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies were called to Carley Court near Truman Road and Genoa Lane just before 7:30 p.m.
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One of the shooting victims was taken to the hospital from Carley Court and died later Tuesday evening, the Sheriff’s Office said.
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Deputies said the second victim was able to get into a vehicle and drive a short distance before crashing into the garage of a home on Decatur Street.
Both victims were in critical condition when they were taken the hospital, according to the sheriff’s office.
On Wednesday morning, deputies said the second victim succumbed to his injuries.
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Neighbor Rhys Harrington spent Wednesday morning cleaning up the glass from his windshield. He says the shooting left bullet holes in three of his family’s cars.
“The fact that all three of our cars got hit and, you know, it’s right there...It is a scary thought,” Harrington says.
Neighbors are cleaning shot-up cars after they say dozens of bullets were fired in a shootout last night on Carley Ct. Deputies say one victim drove off & crashed a car into a garage. Both victims died, but we don’t know their names yet. Their families still have to be notified. pic.twitter.com/uPlZNUdntC
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Harrington says he feels lucky that the cars were in front of the house to block the dozens of bullets that were fired Tuesday night.
“You try not to think about those things, right?”
A grandmother lives at the home with her adult son. She’s OK, but the car missed the front door by just a few feet.
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A lieutenant with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said it all started as a shooting on Carley Court, which is the road just across from the home.
“I’m just sad to hear all of this went on,” said Rodger Sebben, the landlord. “And I’m curious to see what condition my building is in, that’s for sure.”
The sheriff’s office hasn’t released any details on a possible suspect or the circumstances leading up to the shooting.
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