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Fatal shooting in Orlando was over a landlord-tenant dispute, police say

Officers respond to 800 block of Dorado Avenue

Joel Santos Garcia (Orlando Police Department)

ORLANDO, Fla. – A dispute between a landlord and a tenant led to a fatal shooting Thursday morning in Orlando’s Monterey neighborhood, according to police.

Officers responded around 11 a.m. to the 800 block of Dorado Avenue, the Orlando Police Department said in a statement.

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Police say two people came to the home to settle a dispute between a landlord and a tenant, but an argument broke out and the tenant shot the two people.

There, one person was hospitalized for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries while the other was pronounced dead at the scene, the statement reads. The deceased was identified as Angel Luis Santos, 40.

Police said in an update on April 29 that Joel Santos Garcia, 38, was arrested and faces second-degree murder and burglary of a dwelling with a firearm.

Note: This map depicts the general area of this scene and not necessarily its exact location.


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