Man dead after shootout with officers near Mall at Millenia
ORLANDO, Fla. May 30 2022
Orlando police were called to the scene of a shooting involving police in the area of Millenia Boulevard and Conroy Road, near the Mall at Millenia.
An off-duty police officer was working extra security duty at Mall at Millenia when a man was asked to leave around 7:12 p.m.
When they were outside of the mall, the individual pulled out a gun and fired, OPD says.
The off-duty officer initiated a foot pursuit and called for backup.
An on-duty officer in a patrol car caught up to the suspect outside a restaurant across from the mall, Chief Orlando Rolón said.
The suspect and police exchanged gunfire in the restaurant’s parking lot, according to Rolón.
The suspect suffered a gunshot wound while between cars.
“We don’t know at this point whether our shots were the ones responsible for the death of this individual or whether he shot himself or whether when he fell — because he fell between some cars — whether he injured himself to the extent that he may have actually sustained a fatal injury,” Rolón said.
The man, believed to be in his 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The incident is still under investigation.
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