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Orlando police ID man shot, killed during alleged vehicle burglary

Officers respond to Summergate Apartments

Widlerson Pierre, 21 (Orlando Police Department)

ORLANDO, Fla. – A man was fatally shot during a vehicle burglary early Thursday in Orlando, according to police.

Officers responded around 5:18 a.m. to the Summergate Apartments off of Conroy Road, the Orlando Police Department said in a statement.

The man who died — referred to by police as a suspect — was identified Friday as Widlerson Pierre, 21.

Pierre was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

The shooter — an off-duty correctional officer, according to a spokesperson for Orange County Corrections — remained at the scene, the statement reads.

An investigation is said to be ongoing. No other details were shared or confirmed at the time of this report.

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


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