WILL HAVE MORE ON WESH TWO NEWS AT SIX. THE FAMILY OF A FORMER ORLANDO POLICE OFFICER MURDERED ON NEW YEAR’S DAY WANTS THE MAXIMUM PUNISHMENT FOR THE MAN CHARGED IN HIS KILLING. DENNIS TURNER WAS SHOT OUTSIDE A HOME BELONGING TO ONE OF HIS WIFE’S FAMILY MEMBERS. GEOFFREY LONDON WAS CAUGHT AND IS CHARGED IN THE CRIME. WESH 2’S GREG FOX LIVE AT ORLANDO POLICE HEADQUARTERS IN GREG, LONDON, WASN’T EVEN SUPPOSED TO HAVE A GUN. THAT’S RIGHT. BECAUSE OF A PRIOR FELONY CONVICTION YEARS AGO WHEN HE WAS A TEENAGER, HE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO POSSESS A FIREARM OR AMMUNITION. AND ACCORDING TO FAMILY MEMBERS OF DENNIS TURNER, HE DID NOT ALWAYS CARRY A FIREARM. WHEN HE WAS A POLICE OFFICER. PEOPLE WOULD CALL HIM LIKE OFFICER FRIENDLY BECAUSE HE WAS SO KIND TO EVERYONE. DENISE TURNER AND HER SIBLINGS AND SO MANY OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS NOW HAVE ONLY MEMORIES AND TREASURED PHOTOS OF DENNIS TURNER. HE SPENT 23 YEARS WITH THE ORLANDO POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT HIS DAUGHTER DOESN’T BELIEVE HE WAS ARMED. WHEN HIS WIFE’S AUNT CALLED HIM TO THIS HOUSE ON COZART STREET, NEW YEARS DAY, SHORTLY BEFORE 7:00 THAT NIGHT, HE WAS FOUND FATALLY SHOT JUST OUTSIDE THE FRONT DOOR. HE’S BEEN A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER LIKE MY WHOLE LIFE, AND HE WAS A GOOD OFFICER. AND HE WAS A GOOD DAD. IT’S ONE THING TO LOSE SOMEBODY BECAUSE THEY’RE SICK OR OLD. IT’S A DIFFERENT THING TO HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE MAKE A DECISION LIKE THAT, THAT DECISION TO PULL A TRIGGER AND TAKE HIS LIFE WAS MADE BY GEOFFREY LONDON. ACCORDING TO ORLANDO POLICE DETECTIVES, HE’S THE FATHER OF TURNER’S WIFE, KIARA, THOUGH IT’S UNCLEAR WHY CHIARA’S AUNT, LONDON’S SISTER, WHO LIVES AT THE HOME CALLED LONDON TO THE HOUSE OR WHAT PROMPTED THE SHOOTING. LONDON WAS LATER CAPTURED IN HIGHLANDS COUNTY AND CHARGED WITH MURDER. IT IS A TRAGEDY, NO MATTER HOW YOU LOOK AT IT, WHETHER HE WAS POLICE OFFICER OR NOT, FORMER ORLANDO POLICE CHIEF ORLANDO ROLON WAS THE ONE WHO HAD THE UNFORTUNATE JOB OF ENDING TURNER’S CAREER FOLLOWING NATIONALLY PUBLICIZED REPORTS OF TURNER ARRESTING TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN 2019, IN VIOLATION OF DEPARTMENT POLICY. BUT ROLON SAYS THE REAL TAKEAWAY HERE IS THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DEMANDS EVERYONE WHO SEES IT TO REPORT IT. SO IT GOES TO SHOW THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS SOMETHING THAT COULD AFFECT ANYONE. AND IN THIS CASE, OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A FATALITY ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. DENISE TURNER, A DEFENSE ATTORNEY, IS PROMISING HER FAMILY SHE’LL BE DEMANDING THE FULL MEASURE OF JUSTICE AGAINST LONDON. IT’S GOING TO BE A LONG, LONG TIME, BUT I, I AM REASSURED THAT THIS MAN WILL DIE IN PRISON. LONDON FLED THE SCENE AFTER THE SHOOTING AND WAS CAPTURED IN HIGHLANDS COUNTY. I TALKED TO THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE THERE A SHORT WHILE AGO, AND THEY’RE GOING TO BE BRINGING LONDON BACK TO ORANGE COUNTY TOMORROW. THE FUNERAL FOR DENNIS TURNER IS SET FOR THE 17TH. COVERI
Family of former Orlando police officer killed on New Year’s Day seeks justice
Updated: 8:23 PM EST Jan 6, 2026
The family of former Orlando police officer Dennis Turner, who was fatally shot on New Year’s Day, is sharing their grief and calling for justice as the suspect, Jeffery London, is held without bond outside of Central Florida.”When he was a police officer, they used to call him ‘officer friendly’ because he was so kind to everyone,” said Denise Turner, one of Turner’s six children.She and her siblings are now planning a funeral and memorial service for their father, who spent 23 years with the Orlando Police Department.The Turner family cherishes memories and photos of Turner, who they believe was unarmed when he arrived at a house on Kozart Street on Jan. 1. Turner’s wife, Kiara’s aunt, lives at the home, and London is Kiara Turner’s father.Family members say Kiara Turner’s aunt called London to the house, and he was known to carry a firearm despite a felony conviction prohibiting him from possessing one.Detectives say Turner was found fatally shot just outside the front door following a domestic dispute.”He’s been a law enforcement officer his whole life, and was a good officer. And he was a good Dad. It’s one thing to lose somebody because they’re sick or old, but it’s another for somebody to make a decision like that,” Denise Turner said.”It is a tragedy, no matter how you look at it, whether he was a police officer or not,” said former Orlando police Chief Orlando Rolon, who had to end Turner’s career as a reserve officer after Turner arrested two elementary school students in 2019, violating department policy.Rolon emphasized the importance of reporting domestic violence, saying, “It goes to show that domestic violence is something that can affect anyone, and in this case, obviously, there was a fatality associated with that.”Denise Turner, a defense attorney, is determined to seek justice against London. “It’s going to be a long time (for justice), but I am reassured that this man will die in prison,” she said.London fled the scene after the shooting and was captured in Highlands County, where Turner began his law enforcement career. He will be brought back to Orange County tomorrow morning. Turner’s funeral is set for Jan. 17, according to family members.
ORLANDO, Fla. —
The family of former Orlando police officer Dennis Turner, who was fatally shot on New Year’s Day, is sharing their grief and calling for justice as the suspect, Jeffery London, is held without bond outside of Central Florida.
“When he was a police officer, they used to call him ‘officer friendly’ because he was so kind to everyone,” said Denise Turner, one of Turner’s six children.
She and her siblings are now planning a funeral and memorial service for their father, who spent 23 years with the Orlando Police Department.
The Turner family cherishes memories and photos of Turner, who they believe was unarmed when he arrived at a house on Kozart Street on Jan. 1. Turner’s wife, Kiara’s aunt, lives at the home, and London is Kiara Turner’s father.
Family members say Kiara Turner’s aunt called London to the house, and he was known to carry a firearm despite a felony conviction prohibiting him from possessing one.
Detectives say Turner was found fatally shot just outside the front door following a domestic dispute.
“He’s been a law enforcement officer his whole life, and was a good officer. And he was a good Dad. It’s one thing to lose somebody because they’re sick or old, but it’s another for somebody to make a decision like that,” Denise Turner said.
“It is a tragedy, no matter how you look at it, whether he was a police officer or not,” said former Orlando police Chief Orlando Rolon, who had to end Turner’s career as a reserve officer after Turner arrested two elementary school students in 2019, violating department policy.
Rolon emphasized the importance of reporting domestic violence, saying, “It goes to show that domestic violence is something that can affect anyone, and in this case, obviously, there was a fatality associated with that.”
Denise Turner, a defense attorney, is determined to seek justice against London. “It’s going to be a long time (for justice), but I am reassured that this man will die in prison,” she said.
London fled the scene after the shooting and was captured in Highlands County, where Turner began his law enforcement career. He will be brought back to Orange County tomorrow morning. Turner’s funeral is set for Jan. 17, according to family members.