Man shot in head, killed outside ‘after-hours club’ in Orlando
AGAINST IRAN OVER THE WEEKEND, U.S. FORCES. CRAFT TARGETS REGION A FEW HOURS AGO, THERE WAS BLACK SMOKE AND HEAVY FLAMES AT ERBIL AIRPORT IN IRAQ, HOME TO U.S. MILITARY ASSETS, JUST ONE OF MANY TARGETS STRUCK AS FAR AS DIPLOMACY IS CONCERNED BETWEEN THE U.S. AND IRAN. THAT APPEARS UNLIKELY AT THIS POINT, A TOP IRANIAN SECURITY OFFICIAL SAID OVERNIGHT. IRAN WILL NOT NEGOTIATE WITH THE U.S. PRESIDENT TRUMP ALSO TOLD THE NEW YORK TIMES OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS WAR COULD GO ON 4 TO 5 WEEKS. COMBAT OPERATIONS CONTINUE AT THIS TIME IN FULL FORCE, AND THEY WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ALL OF OUR OBJECTIVES ARE ACHIEVED. WE HAVE VERY STRONG OBJECTIVES. THE BIG QUESTION MANY ARE ASKING NOW IS WHAT IS THE GOAL OF THIS OPERATION? IS IT FOR REGIME CHANGE? IS IT TO TAKE OUT IRAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM? WE ARE EXPECTING TO LEARN MORE DETAILS ABOUT ALL OF THAT. AFTER SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO ADDRESSES MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ON CAPITOL HILL TODAY. BACK TO YOU, RACHEL, BEFORE WE LET YOU GO AHEAD OF THIS BRIEFING ON CAPITOL HILL, WHAT ARE LAWMAKERS DEMANDING TO HEAR FROM THE ADMINISTRATION? YES. SO WE’VE BEEN HEARING FROM MANY DEMOCRATS WHO ARE PUSHING FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP TO ADDRESS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AS TO WHY EXACTLY HE DECIDED TO STRIKE IRAN OVER THE WEEKEND. WE’RE ALSO SEEING MANY DEMOCRATS TRY AND PUSH A BIPARTISAN VOTE ON THE WAR POWERS ACT THAT WOULD REQUIRE PRESIDENT TRUMP TO GET THE AUTHORIZATION OF CONGRESS BEFORE STRIKING IRAN OR ANY PARTS OF THE MIDDLE EAST. BUT WE ARE ALSO SEEING MANY REPUBLICANS STAND BY THE PRESIDENT’S SIDE AFTER HE STRUCK IRAN OVER THE WEEKEND. TAKE A LISTEN. IRAN DOES HAVE A VAST MISSILE ARSENAL, AND THAT’S GOING TO BE THE PRIORITY OBJECTIVE FOR THIS MILITARY CAMPAIGN IS DESTROYING THAT ARSENAL THAT THREATENED AMERICAN TROOPS. I THINK THE PRESIDENT HAS STARTED A WAR OF CHOICE. THERE WAS NO IMMINENT THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES. NOW, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY CAROLINE LEAVITT SAID THAT SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO ACTUALLY DID BRIEF THE GANG OF EIGHT SHORTLY BEFORE THE STRIKES TOOK PLACE OVER THE WEEKEND IN IRAN. BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. OUR WASHINGTON, D.C. CORRESPONDENT RACHEL HIRSCHHEIMER REPORTING LIVE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. RACHEL, THANK YOU. AND IN THE MEANTIME, WE ARE HEARING REACTIONS FROM COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ALSO POLITICAL FIGURES IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, AS WELL AS THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. THE CEO OF SHALOM ORLANDO TELLS WESH TWO NEWS THAT THEY’RE STEPPING UP THEIR SECURITY MEASURES NOW. SHE ALSO SAYS THE ORGANIZATION IS WORKING TO SUPPORT JEWISH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN ISRAEL. IF YOU LOOK AT THE JEWISH COMMUNITY, SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS, CHILDREN WHO DECIDED TO MOVE THERE. SOME ARE IN THE ARMY, SOME HAVE CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN WHO LIVE THERE. SO THIS IS A VERY PRESENT CONFLICT AT THE MOMENT. 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HOW THE WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST IS NOW IMPACTING GLOBAL TRADE, AIR TRAVEL AND ALSO THE COST OF CRUDE OIL. 904 AND HAPPENING TODAY HERE AT HOME IN ORANGE COUNTY, LEADERS ARE GOING TO DISCUSS WHETHER THEY SHOULD ASK YOU TO RAISE YOUR OWN TAXES. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THAT SALES TAX INCREASE SET TO GO ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT, POTENTIALLY. WESH TWO ALAN CAMPBELL IS JOINING US LIVE IN STUDIO. AND ALAN, LEADERS HERE SAY THAT ALL OF THIS MONEY IS GOING TO GO TOWARD A WIDE VARIETY OF THINGS. AND SOMETHING INTERESTING HERE TO JASON, BECAUSE VOTERS HAVE ACTUALLY SHOT DOWN TAX INCREASES FOR TRANSPORTATION IN THE PAST. BUT THIS ONE WOULD ALSO ADD ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS. TODAY, ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE HAVING A SPECIAL MEETING TO FIGURE OUT IF THEY WANT TO TAKE THE IDEA TO VOTERS. THEY’RE CALLING IT AN INFRASTRUCTURE SURTAX. THE MONEY RAISED FROM IT WOULD GO TOWARD BUYING ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LANDS, CREATING PARKS AND TRAILS, AND ALSO IMPROVING STORMWATER SYSTEMS. BUT IT WOULD ALSO GO TOWARDS PROJECTS THE PREVIOUS FAILED TAX PLANS WOULD HAVE PAID FOR, INCLUDING IMPROVING ROADS AND MASS TRANSIT SYSTEMS. PLUS, LEADERS WANT TO USE THE MONEY TO BUY LAND TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING. NOW THIS AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS WILL HEAR FROM A NONPROFIT GROUP CALLED THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND. THE COUNTY BROUGHT THAT GROUP IN THE TAX AND WHETHER THE PUBLIC WOULD SUPPORT IT. THAT SPECIAL MEETING IS HAPPENING AT 1:00 THIS AFTERNOON. MEREDITH ALAN. EARLY VOTING ALSO BEGINS TODAY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA FOR SEVERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN ORANGE COUNTY. THE CITIES OF APOPKA, MAITLAND AND OAKLAND, ALONG WITH THE TOWN OF EATONVILLE, ALL HAVE OPEN SEATS TO FILL EATONVILLE. EARLY VOTING ENDS ON FRIDAY, WITH ELECTION DAY SATURDAY. THE OTHER CITIES WILL HAVE THEIR ELECTION DAY NEXT TUESDAY. FLAGLER BEACH, BUNNELL AND BEVERLY BEACH ALSO HAVE ELECTIONS, BUT THERE’S NO EARLY VOTING. ELECTION DAY IS TOMORROW. 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THE MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING ANOTHER MAN OUTSIDE THE SAVOY CLUB IN ORLANDO WILL BE IN COURT TODAY. JOHN GABRIEL BORGIA IS FACING SECOND DEGREE MURDER CHARGES. POLICE SAY HE SHOT AND KILLED 33 YEAR OLD JULIAN EMMANUEL CRUZ LAST MONTH AFTER AN ARGUMENT. OUTSIDE OF THE GAY CLUB IN IVANHOE NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS. ON 408 TOLL ROAD. EMAIL AND TEXT MESSAGE CLAIMS THAT OFFICERS TREATED HER RUDELY. THE INTERACTION ENDED WITH THE DISTRICT FIV
Man shot in head, killed outside ‘after-hours club’ in Orlando
Updated: 11:36 AM EST Mar 2, 2026
A man in his late 20s died after being shot early Sunday morning outside of an “after-hours club” in Orlando, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said. >> Video above is top headlines in Central Florida Deputies responded around 3:30 a.m. to the 700 block of N. Apopka Vineland Road in reference to an aggravated battery, where they found Kendy Alexandre on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to the head. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased, OCSO said. Rijkaard Florvil, 33, was arrested and is facing a first-degree murder with a firearm charge. Florvil told deputies he was at the club when a fight started in the parking lot. He said he went to move his Jeep away from the fight, but then got out of his vehicle to get a vape pen. That’s when he said he fired two shots into the air. Surveillance video, however, shows Florvil walking up to people fighting, pointing a gun at the victim and shooting. The victim then falls to the ground and Florvil walks away, OCSO said. >> This is a developing story and will be updated
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. —
A man in his late 20s died after being shot early Sunday morning outside of an “after-hours club” in Orlando, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said.
>> Video above is top headlines in Central Florida
Deputies responded around 3:30 a.m. to the 700 block of N. Apopka Vineland Road in reference to an aggravated battery, where they found Kendy Alexandre on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to the head.
He was transported to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased, OCSO said.
Rijkaard Florvil, 33, was arrested and is facing a first-degree murder with a firearm charge.
Florvil told deputies he was at the club when a fight started in the parking lot. He said he went to move his Jeep away from the fight, but then got out of his vehicle to get a vape pen. That’s when he said he fired two shots into the air.
Surveillance video, however, shows Florvil walking up to people fighting, pointing a gun at the victim and shooting. The victim then falls to the ground and Florvil walks away, OCSO said.
>> This is a developing story and will be updated
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ARRESTED: Rijkaard Florvil, 33 for March 1 murder of Kendy Alexandre.
Our detectives work around the clock to ensure justice for the families of our homicide victims.
Florvil now faces the charge of first-degree murder with a firearm.
Great work by our detectives for solving… pic.twitter.com/RFYPf7MwU4
— Orange County Sheriff’s Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) March 2, 2026