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Suspected Bithlo shooter turns himself in, deputies say

SWAT team seen approaching a house Sunday; no suspect found

Rolland Sichler. (Orange County Sheriff's Office)

BITHLO, Fla. – The Orange County Sheriff’s Office says the man involved in a shooting in Bithlo Sunday has turned himself in.

Deputies say Rolland Sichler turned himself into the Orange County Jail Sunday evening, saying he was involved in a shooting.

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Deputies responded at 3:18 a.m. Sunday to the 700 block of Story Partin Road, where they located a man in his 20s who had been shot, according to a statement. He was taken to a hospital and was in stable condition at last check, deputies said.

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News 6 went to the scene around noon and observed a SWAT team, guns drawn, using an armored vehicle known as “The Rook” to approach a house near the intersection of Grissom and Story Partin roads.

The sheriff’s office had been provided information that suggested “the known suspect was inside a home,” yet no suspect was found as the house was cleared, the statement reads.

Deputies said they had a warrant to arrest Sichler, according to the arrest affidavit.

Detectives are still investigating the incident.


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