Deputies identify woman killed in Orange County shooting

BREAKING NEWS. ORANGE DEPUTIES ARE ON THE SCENE OF A SHOOTING. WESH 2 NEWS GAIL PASCHALL-BROWN JUST GOT THERE. SO GAIL. WHAT DO WE KNOW SO FAR? AT THIS POINT, WE KNOW THAT ONE PERSON WAS KILLED. NOW ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S INVESTIGATORS ARRIVED AROUND 845 TONIGHT AT THE CORNER OF WEST SINGING LAKE ROAD AND WAYNE GUARD ROAD. ONE WOMAN IN HER FIFTIES AND, ONE MAN IN HIS FORTIES WERE SHOT. THE WOMAN DIED. THE MAN IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION. I’M GOING TO BACK OUT OF THE SCENE LITTLE BIT HERE. THIS IS WHERE EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING AND WHAT WE’VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE IS THAT THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN THAT WAS AGAINST OR A PERSON, I SHOULD SAY, THAT WERE AGAINST THE WALL THAT INVESTIGATORS TALKING TO. BUT OTHER THAN THAT WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING ELSE. THERE’S SOMEONE RUNNING RIGHT THERE. I DON’T KNOW IF THAT’S A OR WHAT. THIS IS STILL EARLY ON INTO THE INVESTIGATION. SO WE DON’T ANY SUSPECT INFORMATION. AND, OF COURSE, WE’RE GOING TO GET MORE INFORMATION HOPEFULLY TONIGHT AS AS WE TALK TO ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS AN ACTIVE SCENE. THEY JUST PUT OUT THE CRIME SCENE TAPE. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY’RE TALKING TO A COUPLE OF WITNESSES HERE. AGAIN, TWO PEOPLE WERE SHOT. WE ARE AT THE CORNER OF WAYNE GUARD ROAD AND WEST, SAN LAKE ROAD. A WOMAN IN HER FIFTIES WAS KILLED, A MAN WHO’S IN HIS FORTIES WAS IS IN CRITICAL, CRITICAL CONDITION. WE’LL PASS ON MORE INFORMATION AS WE GET IT, OF COURSE. I’M GI

Deputies identify woman killed in Orange County shooting

Updated: 8:39 PM EDT Aug 12, 2023

A woman killed in an Orange County shooting on Friday has been identified, according to deputies. Around 8:45 p.m., a shooting occurred near West Sand Lake Road and Winegard Road, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said.Two people were found with gunshot wounds. Deputies said both victims were taken to the hospital.A woman, 54-year-old Lawana Pinkston, later died at the hospital.The other victim, a man in his 40s, was critically injured, according to the sheriff’s office.Top headlines: Orlando reaches record-high temperatures Wild doorbell cam video shows Central Florida woman coming face-to-face with bear while walking dog 22-year-old Florida woman wins $1 million on Publix scratch-off ticket

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. —

A woman killed in an Orange County shooting on Friday has been identified, according to deputies.

Around 8:45 p.m., a shooting occurred near West Sand Lake Road and Winegard Road, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said.

Two people were found with gunshot wounds. Deputies said both victims were taken to the hospital.

A woman, 54-year-old Lawana Pinkston, later died at the hospital.

The other victim, a man in his 40s, was critically injured, according to the sheriff’s office.

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