Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating a shooting that left three teens injured Saturday night. According to the sheriff’s office, the shooting occurred at approximately 7:52 p.m. in the parking lot of the Waterford Lakes Town Center on North Alafaya Trail. Two teenage boys and a teenage girl were shot and all three suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to hospital. OCSO said the investigation is still very early and had no information on a suspect in the shooting. area told WESH they were concerned about the shooting. But it’s not enough to keep them from coming out. “There is security everywhere here,” Ivana told WESH. ‘It’s a safe place. It’s a bigger problem than Waterford Lakes Security.” Ivana often comes to the Waterford Lakes Town Center. After hearing about the shooting, she expressed concern about society and politics, but said it is not a unique problem in this area. “These aren’t cartoons, this is real,” she said. “People get hurt and it’s real. It’s not just some cartoon or a video game where you back up and it comes right back on. You can’t keep playing if you get shot. When do people get it?” she says that she feels safe in the neighbourhood. The shooting won’t stop her. “I’m hesitant to take my kids to Walmart these days. But what are you going to do, stop living,” said Ivana. Heather Kiskis also spends a lot of time in the area. “I’m here every Sunday for the market,” she said. “But I live nearby, so I shop here quite often.” She considers the neighborhood safe and she says she is quite aware of what is going on around her. “I’m aware of my surroundings all the time,” she said. “I try not to walk around the square on my mobile or be oblivious to the people around me.” She says the shooting won’t keep her away from the area either. “Frankly, I say, it’s indifference. The world is what it is today,” Kiskis said. “I don’t live my life in fear. Will it stop me from coming here? Absolutely not.’ At this time, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office has not released any information about a possible suspect or suspects. This shooting comes less than a week after Orange County commissioners voted to spend $900,000 on a plan to prevent youth violence. Three groups that ensure teens don’t slide into a life of violence will receive the money. The program will partner with three non-profit organizations, Morgan Ministries, PowerTeens Inc. and King Solomon Foundation, to provide mentoring services to teens and young adults at risk of falling into violent lifestyles.
Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating a shooting that left three teens injured Saturday night.
According to the sheriff’s office, the shooting occurred at approximately 7:52 p.m. in the parking lot of the Waterford Lakes Town Center on the North Alafaya Trail. Two teenage boys and a teenage girl were shot and all three suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to hospital.
OCSO said the investigation is still very early and has no information on a suspect in the shooting.
Shoppers in the area told WESH they were concerned about the shooting. But it’s not enough to keep them from coming out.
“There is security everywhere here,” Ivana told WESH. ‘It’s a safe place. It’s a bigger problem than Waterford Lakes Security.”
Ivana often comes to the center of Waterford Lakes Town. After hearing about the shooting, she expressed concern about society and politics, but said it is not a unique problem in this area.
“These aren’t cartoons, this is real,” she said. “People get hurt and it’s real. It’s not just some cartoon or a video game where you back up and it comes right back on. You can’t keep playing if you get shot. When will people get it?”
She says she feels safe in the area. The shooting won’t stop her.
“I’m hesitant to take my kids to Walmart these days. But what are you going to do, stop living,” said Ivana.
Heather Kiskis also spends a lot of time in the area.
“I’m here every Sunday for the market,” she said. “But I live nearby, so I shop here quite often.”
She considers the area safe and she says she is quite aware of what is going on around her.
“I’m aware of my surroundings all the time,” she said. “I try not to walk around the square on my mobile or be oblivious to the people around me.”
She says the shooting won’t keep her away from the area either.
“Frankly, I say, it’s indifference. The world is what it is today,” Kiskis said. “I don’t live my life in fear. Will it stop me from coming here? Absolutely not.’
At this time, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office has not released any information about a possible suspect or suspects.
This shooting comes less than a week after Orange County commissioners voted to spend $900,000 on a plan to prevent youth violence.
Three groups that ensure teens don’t slide into a life of violence will receive the money.
The program will partner with three non-profit organizations, Morgan Ministries, PowerTeens Inc. and King Solomon Foundation, to provide mentoring services to teens and young adults at risk of falling into violent lifestyles.