A retired Orlando police officer was shot and killed in what officials say started as a family dispute.Officers with the Orlando Police Department responded to Kozart Street just before 7 p.m. Thursday, where they found a victim lying on the ground with a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to a hospital, where he died. The victim has been identified as Dennis Turner, who retired in 2018 after serving the City of Orlando for 23 years as an officer, OPD said in a news release on Friday. “Preliminary information indicates this incident stemmed from a family dispute,” OPD said. “The suspect fled the scene but was later apprehended by TAC officers following coordination with Polk and Highlands County.” The suspect, Jeffery London, is facing a first-degree murder charge and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. >> This is a developing story and will be updated as more information is released
ORLANDO, Fla. —
A retired Orlando police officer was shot and killed in what officials say started as a family dispute.
Officers with the Orlando Police Department responded to Kozart Street just before 7 p.m. Thursday, where they found a victim lying on the ground with a gunshot wound.
The victim was transported to a hospital, where he died. The victim has been identified as Dennis Turner, who retired in 2018 after serving the City of Orlando for 23 years as an officer, OPD said in a news release on Friday.
“Preliminary information indicates this incident stemmed from a family dispute,” OPD said. “The suspect fled the scene but was later apprehended by TAC officers following coordination with Polk and Highlands County.”
The suspect, Jeffery London, is facing a first-degree murder charge and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
>> This is a developing story and will be updated as more information is released
WESH 2 News
Suspect arrested after retired Orlando police officer shot, killed in family dispute, OPD says