ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 There was a major turn on Wednesday in a deadly Central Florida shooting case. <\/p>\n
The State Attorney\u2019s Office has dropped charges against Jasper Rollins. He is accused of a deadly shooting outside Dezerland Park. <\/p>\n
The State Attorney cites that key witnesses are no longer willing to testify.<\/p>\n
Although State Attorney Monique Worrell said it is not case closed for the charges against Rollins.<\/p>\n
\u201cA homicide doesn\u2019t have a statute of limitations,\u201d Worrell said. \u201cIn the event any additional evidence comes to light we can always revisit this case.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rollins is accused of opening fire outside of Dezerland Park in April of 2023, killing a 14-year-old and injuring two other young people.<\/p>\n
He was charged as an adult with second-degree murder and two counts of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm with a firearm. <\/p>\n
Those charges have now been dropped.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe witnesses in this case were all children,\u201d Worrell said. \u201cWhen you have witnesses who are children, it is sometimes very difficult to get them to testify.\u201d<\/p>\n
Advocacy group \u201cLet Your Voice Be Heard\u201d spoke out for the victims\u2019 families and said in part: <\/p>\n
\u201cThis decision sends a shockwave through our community. Families who have lost loved ones or watched their children survive life-changing violence deserve transparency, accountability, and a justice system that does everything within its lawful authority to pursue the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n
Worrell said the attorney handling this case had extensive conversations with those families explaining the current state of this case.<\/p>\n
The families continue to ask what exactly occurred, what prevented the case from moving forward, and whether every reasonable avenue for accountability was pursued. <\/p>\n
Let Your Voice Be Heard went on to say it does plan to take future public action for the families to get justice in this case.<\/p>\n
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