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Teen charged with murder for September Orange County shooting

Johnny Vazquez, murder suspect

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Nearly a month after a man was shot to death in Winter Park, Orange County deputies have made an arrest in the case.

Deputies responded to a 911 call from 2500 Summer Wind Drive around 11 p.m. on Sept. 20 and arrived to find a 20-year-old man with a gunshot wound.

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The victim, later identified as Cody Toumala, died at the hospital.

On Friday, deputies announced the arrest of 18-year-old Johnny Vazquez.

Vazquez was booked into the Orange County jail Friday night on a charge of first-degree murder with a firearm.

He’s being held there on no bond.

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The Sheriff’s Office hasn’t released the details of how they connected Vazquez to Toumala’s murder.

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