ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando police said they have arrested a man in connection with a deadly shooting in an Orlando neighborhood.
Police said they responded to the 1000 block of Dewitt Drive around 2:35 p.m. on July 22 in reference to a “wounded individual.”
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According to a news release, when officers arrived, they located an injured man and began life-saving measures.
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Police said the man, later identified as 41-year-old Marcus Demetrius Demps, was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
On Tuesday, Orlando police announced that 29-year-old Carl Robinson faces charges in connection Demps’ homicide.
Carl Robinson (B/M 29yoa) has been arrested by the SWAT team for 2nd degree homicide w/ a firearm for the homicide of Marcus Demps that occurred on 07/22 on 36 Pershing Pl. A search warrant was executed on Robinson's residence utilizing SWAT, FIU, & Homicide detectives. pic.twitter.com/Iq0sFhBQDs
— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) August 1, 2023
Orlando police said Robinson was arrested by the SWAT team and faces charges of 2nd-degree homicide with a firearm.
A search warrant was “executed on Robinson’s residence utilizing SWAT, FIU, & Homicide detectives,” according to the Orlando Police Department.
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