ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — One of the two men found shot and killed Wednesday inside a vehicle in Belle Isle on Wednesday was connected to a shooting at Glitz nightclub, Eyewitness News has learned.
Luis Cruz-Nazario and Emanuel Castro-Vazquez were found inside a vehicle on Hansel Avenue and Oak Ridge Road in Belle Isle. Orange County deputies said they were shot to death.
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A Belle Isle police officer was on patrol at about 4:40 a.m. when he noticed a car in the Cornerstone Charter Academy’s parking lot and went to investigate, OCSO spokeswoman Rose Silva said.
Cruz-Nazario was one of four men arrested for their connection to the shootings at Glitz Ultra Lounge nightclub shooting on Universal Boulevard in February.
On @WFTV @OrangeCoSheriff looking 4info on Belle Isle dbl murder; 1 victim tied 2 Glitz shooting pic.twitter.com/SQAqdJHWx3
— Angela Jacobs WFTV (@AngelaJacobsTV) September 1, 2016
Two people were killed and 10 others were injured in the nightclub shooting.
Cruz-Nazario was charged with second-degree murder and bonded out of jail in June.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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