{"id":175582,"date":"2026-03-02T22:35:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T22:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/175582\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T22:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T22:35:07","slug":"arrest-made-after-shooting-at-busy-orange-county-basketball-court-deputies-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/175582\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrest made after shooting at busy Orange County basketball court, deputies say"},"content":{"rendered":"

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. \u2013 A 38-year-old man was arrested after he shot another man in the stomach Sunday afternoon during an argument at a busy basketball court in Shadow Bay Park, according to the Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

Deputies said they were called to 5100 Turkey Lake Road around 2:47 p.m. and found the victim on the ground near the basketball courts. About 20 bystanders were gathered \u201cyelling, screaming, and videotaping the crime scene.\u201d<\/p>\n

A witness told deputies that a large crowd had been playing basketball when two men \u2014 later identified as the victim and the suspect \u2014 began arguing near the benches. The witness said he did not know what sparked the dispute but saw people trying to break it up.<\/p>\n

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According to a news release, the suspect \u2013 later identified as Byron Dante Southward \u2013 walked to a silver car parked next to the court, grabbed a small black bag and returned to the benches. Southward continued arguing with the victim, pushed him, then pulled a black pistol from the bag and shot the victim in the stomach.<\/p>\n

Deputies said the witness then ran to a nearby playground to warn parents to get their children and leave the park, and did not see what happened after the gunfire.<\/p>\n

According to the release, Southward was arrested and taken to the Orange County jail without incident.<\/p>\n

He faces charges of aggravated battery with a firearm.<\/p>\n

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