ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Videos released Thursday show two drive-by shootings and a subsequent confrontation with Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputies last month that led to one person being shot and a 16-year-old suspect being taken into custody.
The incidents happened in the Pine Hills area on Jan. 8. Deputies say they responded to two drive-by shootings in the area of San Jose Boulevard, in a neighborhood that’s south of Silver Star Road and west of Mercy Drive.
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A home security camera released by the sheriff’s office shows a car stopping in front of the home just before 3 a.m. and someone firing several rounds of bullets, then driving off. The car can then be seen in the distance stopping, and someone fires a gun again.
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A second video shows the vehicle returning to what appears to be the same house just before 9 a.m. Deputies say the driver is seen leaving the car, telling children at a nearby bus stop to go home, and then firing at the house again.
Deputies believe that shooter was 16-year-old George Spencer Jr. They say they tracked him down to a house off of Montague Place, in the area of North Pine Hills Road just north of West Colonial Drive.
Deputies say the suspect had a handgun with an extended magazine when they found Spencer standing with several people. One deputy gave him commands to get down, but they said Spencer ran off into the carport.
Two deputies fired their guns. One person, a 24-year-old man, was shot in the foot. None of the deputies were hurt and neither was Spencer. It’s not believed that Spencer ever fired his gun.
The sheriff’s office also released OCSO helicopter video and body camera video from the incident.
Spencer was arrested and is facing several charges, including attempted first-degree murder and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the use of force by the deputies. The investigation into the shooting is still underway.
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